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	A pattern for a truncated cone		2013-12-20
		From Josh: I need to know how to layout a truncated cone with a base diameter of 18" a top Diameter 15.25 and a height of 20". Your help will be greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom with a spreadsheet by Don.
	Solving a cone		2008-01-29
		From Marija: [Note: this problem shows how to solve anything about a cone if you are given two measurements.] Is there a formula for finding the diameter of the base of the cone? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Pattern for a truncated cone		2007-05-11
		From Mike: I have been trying to get this cone flat so I can build this column. Can you please help me so I can figure this out? Thanks for your help. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A graph with 100 vertices and one edge		2022-01-11
		From Maftuna: A graph has 100 vertices and only one edge. How many connected components does it have? Answered by Penny Nom.
	UFO speed in MPH from nearest galaxy in one year		2021-05-22
		From Joe: If the next closest galaxy is 15 quadrillion miles away and there are 8760 hours in one year; how fast would a UFO have to fly to travel from the next galaxy, in MPH in one year ? Google calculator gives this result: 1.7123288e+12 I don't understand what the "e+12" means. How is that pronounced, ex. trillion, quadrillion etc..? Answered by Harley.
	The height of a cone		2021-05-13
		From Carmen: If a cone has a slant height of 25 inches and a radius of 7 inches what is the height in inches of the cone? Answered by Harley Weston.
	10^1,000,000		2020-12-18
		From G: Looking for the name of a really big number. its a 1. with a Million zeroes after it. Answered by Harley Weston.
	0^(a+bi)		2020-12-03
		From Douglas: I realize raising 0^a = 0 if a>0 and undefined if a<=0. If have read that 0^bi is undefined for all b. What I don't understand is why 0^(a+bi) = 0 if a and b are not equal to zero. Is this purely by definition or is there a logical reason why this is the case? (I have taken Complex Analysis, so have a fairly good understanding of complex numbers.) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Filling holes with stone dust		2020-07-30
		From Zach: I’m looking for amount of stone dust needed for thirteen holes with a 3ft depth and 12in diameter with a 4x4 post. I would need the measurement in KG. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A sand castle in the shape of a truncated cone		2020-05-23
		From Summer: A sand castle is in the shape of a truncated cone as shown. Calculate the length of the diameter of the base. The diameter of the top of the truncated cone is 20cm The height is 30cm The slopes are 32cm Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the volume of a cone		2020-05-18
		From Ella: Hello, this is question - 'If you take a circle with a radius of 42cm and cut a sector from it, the remaining shape can be curled around to form a cone. Find the sector angle that produces the maximum volume for the cone made from your circle.' Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a stone		2020-05-02
		From KHOSI: A rectangular container is 9cm wide,17cm long and contains water to a depth of 11cm. A stone is placed in the water and the water rises 2,2cm .Find the volume of the stone Answered by Penny Nom.
	Power notation		2020-04-26
		From Aditi: The power notation of -1 / 128 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The missing diameter of a truncated cone		2020-04-17
		From Brandon: Need a formula to find missing large Dia of a truncated cone where the small dia =.19" Height= 2" and taper =16deg Answered by Harley Weston.
	Six-digit telephone numbers		2020-03-12
		From Lulamile: What is the probability that a six-digit telephone number has no repeated digits? The telephone number cannot begin with a zero Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a coffee cup		2020-01-25
		From Amirah: What is the volume of a polystyrene cup with a height of 8cm, diameter of 5cm at the top and 4cm at the bottom when it is filled with water? Answered by Penny Nom.
	81^5 as a power of 3		2019-12-29
		From NA: How do we turn 81^5 into the power of 3? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Volume of a tree		2019-12-19
		From Maria: I have trees for sale. I need to calculate the volume of a tree from base which is wider than the stem.The base will be used for the making of hurleys, similar to hockey sticks so the wider base is crucial. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Vectors		2019-09-06
		From Kayla: Hi! Due to time constraint issues, we skipped vectors in Pre-Calc last year. However, I'm attempting to complete my AP Physics summer homework and there are 3 problems with vectors. As I explained, I have no idea even where to begin and as such I need some help. Problem 1: A plane flying at 90° at 45 m/s is blown toward 0° at 62 m/s by a strong wind. Find the plane's resultant velocity. I have tried all sorts of online calculators but none are providing me with a formula I can use to solve this problem on my own. Problem 2: If you walk 367 m North and 785 m West what is your total displacement from your original location? What is the problem asking for when it says displacement? Problem 3: A plane travels on a heading of 127.0° at a velocity of 25 km/hr. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the plane's velocity? As you know already, I have never done vectors so I don't know what horizontal and vertical components of velocity are. Thank you So Much for your help!! I am struggling!! - Kayla Answered by Penny Nom.
	Using the Laws of Exponents		2019-09-06
		From Samiya: i have been struggling with the laws of exponents so im having trouble with this question. the question is to write (b*exponent2*c)(b*exponent5*c*exponent4*) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Can one equation with two variables be solved algebraically?		2019-08-30
		From Don: Can one equation with two variables be solved algebraically? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A flat top cone		2019-08-25
		From Mary: I want to make a paper model of a flat top cone with the radius of the base is 12.5 cm and the radius of the apex is 7 cm.The height is 15 cm and the radius of the apex is 5 cm. The height is 15 cm. Can you help me with the angle and construction, please? Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone of maximum volume		2019-08-14
		From Refilwe: The slant height of a cone is 10cm. Determine the radius of the base so that the volume of the cone is a maximum Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum volume of a cone		2019-07-14
		From A student: find the maximum volume of a cone if the sum of it height and volume is 10 cm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	One part in 10^x		2019-06-26
		From Jim: What is the meaning of the phrase ‘one part in 10x” where the x is an exponent? I have seen these examples: “...better than one part in 10x” and “...to within one part in 10x.” Answered by Penny Nom.
	4^x=2^x+6		2019-04-05
		From Olivia: How do you find the (b,n) if the solution of the equation 4^x=2^x+6 can be expressed at logb(n) where b and n are both prime numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A dice game		2019-03-17
		From Remo: So, little game my kid came up with. Dice are standard d6. I roll a die, he rolls a die. If he gets the same number as me OR a bigger number he wins. So far so good. Used the opportunity to get him to calculate the probabilities of him winning, see if I could get him interested into looking at this game from a more academic perspective. He did fine. Then we upped the ante. He rolls one die, I roll two dice. I his die has a number that is equal or greater than both of mine, he wins. We had a bit of trouble solving that one, and had to resort to a table with all the results ( 6x36) to figure out where we stood. Then again we upped. He rolls two dice, I roll two dice. If any one of his dice has a number equal to or greater than both of mine he wins. I only win if one of my dice is greater than both of his. And we got stuck. Figured I would need to find a formula to resolve this one, as our earlier solution ( table everything ) suddenly is 36x36, giving well over a thousand possible results. And if we ever go bigger than that then we *really* are going to need another way to calculate it. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The top half of a cone		2019-02-27
		From danica: What portion of the height from top that the cone be cut into two equal volume? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The exponential form of sqrt(13)		2019-02-10
		From isaebl: what is the exponential form of sqrt(13) Answered by Penny Nom.
	An ice cream cone		2019-02-05
		From Eyuel: a scoop of ice cream has a 3-inch radius how tall should the ice cream cone at the same radius be in order to contain all of the ice creams inside the cone Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cylinder with a cone on top		2019-01-16
		From Berania: A water tower in New York City has the shape of a cylinder with a cone on top. The cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of 15 feet. The roof has an inclination angle of 25 degrees. (a) Determine the height of the cone to the nearest tenth of a foot. (b) Determine the overall volume of the tower to the nearest cubic foot. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The top of a truncated cone		2018-12-02
		From Sameer: Bottom cone radius 1124.height is 200. Top radius 15degree decree to bottom radius. Top radius how much ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cones formed from two circular sectors		2018-11-30
		From APARNA: The central angles of two sector of a circle are 60° and 120° . Using these sectors two cones are made. If the radius of the smaller cone is 5 cm, find the radius and base area of the larger cone. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why 1/3 in the volume of a cone?		2018-10-20
		From Keith: In the formula for the volume of a pyramid, Volume = 1/3 * base * height, where does the 1/3 come from, intuitively? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2018-09-14
		From Saquanna: What is 25 in exponential form Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2018-09-12
		From Grace: hi, I can't figure out how to do 735 in exponential form. note that im only in 5th grade and its not supposed to be in the scientific notation or whatever. okay, thanks! Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponents		2018-08-13
		From Ella: What is the radical form of 3xy raised to 5 quantity three- fifths? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Form a cone from a circle sector		2018-08-12
		From Tinashe: A 216 sector of a circle of radius 5cm is bent to form a cone. Find the radius of the base of the cone and its vertical angle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Truncated cones		2018-08-08
		From Belgacem: Hello, I have a truncated cone: height 500mm , Base radius=147mm and I want to calculate the Top surface radius. How to do that? thank you Answered by Penny Nom.
	Paving stones area		2018-08-08
		From Declan: I am thinking of buying some reclaimed block paving stones. There are 750 pieces in total. 60% are L- 140mm x W -140mm x H-50mm 40% are L-170mm x W-140mm x H-50mm How much area will this cover? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area, radius and slant height of a cone		2018-05-18
		From joette: If you have a cone how to find the slant height when given the area and radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square root 3 in exponential form		2018-05-09
		From Paige: how do you write the square root 3 in exponential form Answered by Penny Nom.
	A volume expression for a pyramid		2018-04-23
		From Shaheer: Do a three sided pyramid and a square pyramid have the same formula if you want to calculate the volume? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone formed from a circular sector		2018-04-18
		From Jessica: A circle has a radius of 7.5cm. A sector with an angle of 240 degrees is cut out from the sector. If the sector is folded to form a cone. Find the length of the cone. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Graham's money box		2018-04-12
		From Tasnim: Graham's money box consists of sh.10 and sh.5 coins. There are 24 coins and it's total value is 150. Find how many of each coins are there in the box Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a tent with a hexagonal base		2018-03-27
		From shohel: A tent has its base in the shape of a regular hexagon whose sides are 10m . If the height of the tent is 12m , then find its volume. Answered by Penny Nom.
	1/4 acre of land		2018-03-15
		From Jean: I have 1/4 acre of land.it is square.what should the measurement be for each side be in feet Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water in a cone		2018-02-10
		From Shuvo: The diagram shows a vertical cross-section of a container in the form of an inverted cone of height 60 cm and base radius 20 cm. The circular base is held horizontal and uppermost. Water is pursed into the container at a constant rate of 40 cm3/s. Show that, when the depth of water in the container is x cm, the volume of the water in the container is (πx^3)/27 cm3. Find the rate of increase of "x" at the instant when "x" = 2. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The code on a new phone		2018-02-02
		From Maria: Hi - My husband gave me a new Samsung Galaxy mobile for out anniversaire gift. He set me a challenge which I have to solve before I can use the Phone. He has set the pin code with numbers 4, 7 and 0 and created a four digit code with the said numbers. Is there a way I can somehow list all possible combinations and try them all? Thanks! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A fraction of a mile		2018-01-06
		From Sierra: There are 5280 feet in a mile. what fraction of a mile is represented by 660 feet? Answered by Penny Nom.
	4444^4444		2017-12-10
		From Sashi: 4444 to power of 4444=? Please share the result with simplification. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2017-11-25
		From Sherry: What is the exponential form of 3sqrt 15? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone without calculus		2017-10-02
		From Akash: How to find the volume of a cone without the knowledge of calculus? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2017-07-06
		From estela: what is exponential form of 9×1000 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A lost iPhone pass code		2017-04-17
		From Sam: I have a locked iPhone and it has all my of my holiday photos on it. I changed the password and then I think I did a incorrect number pattern but anyway I know it ends with 99 and the first 4 digits are 235 and 6 could you please send all of the combinations for this password (without the 99) Thx and plz get back ASAP I need it for school Answered by Penny Nom.
	A function which is onto but not one-to-one		2017-04-16
		From Avinash: Define a function f(x):N-->N which is onto but not one-one.Where N is set of natural numbers. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Forming a cone from a circle		2017-04-15
		From Tasha: A sector of a circle subtends an angle of 216 degrees at the centre, If this sector is used to form a cone of vertical height ,8cm, calculate the base radius of the cone Answered by Penny Nom.
	How to find last two or three digits of a large exponent like 17^256?		2017-03-30
		From Raginee: How to find last two or three digits of a large exponent like 17^256? Answered by Penny Nom.
	2^a, 2^b, 1^1 and 1^0		2017-03-17
		From Émile: If you had 2^a = 4 and 2^b = 4 you could assume that a = b right? Yet we can observe that 1^1 and 1^0 both equal 1, yet 1 = 0 isn't true. So if given a log base 1 number 1 the would the answer be 1 AND 0? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2017-03-04
		From michael: I was teaching my student about exponent when we stumbled across this problem. "write (-125)^-3 in exponent form" The problem is with the number "-125". I think -125 = (-5)^3. But one of my student thought that it is -125= -5^3. Both of them is equal to -125 but they totally different in structure. I wonder which one is correct and why it is. I am worried if they get this wrong, it might spell problem in the future when we start substituting the numbers with variable. Thank you very much for reading my question and answering it. Answered by Penny Nom.
	One millionth of one percent of 90,000,000,000		2017-01-16
		From Gene: What absolute number is one millionth of one percent of 90,000,000,000 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Acres and miles		2016-11-30
		From Carolyn: If I am running a pipeline of 1,100 miles, how many one acre plots will it take to cover this distance? Carolyn Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2016-08-31
		From Lily: Hi! I was wondering, I was having a little issue understanding this one problem. It was "write 81 in exponential 2 different ways" and I already got 9(2) but I was wondering what the second one could be! Thanks! -Lily Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone inscribed in a hemisphere		2016-08-07
		From anonymous: A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere. the slant height of the cone is 20cm. When cut along its slant height, the cone forms a sector of a circle. find the angle of the sector, to the nearest 1 decimal place. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The lateral side length of a cone		2016-06-05
		From Diane: Question is find the lateral side length of a right cone with area of 372 sq. cm and base circle radius of 9 cm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Solve 2^2x + 3(2^x) - 4 = 0		2016-04-27
		From Lloyd: Solve the equation 2^2x + 3(2^x) - 4 = 0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	600(1+0.05)^7		2016-04-21
		From chelsey: I am unsure on how to solve this problem, 600(1+0.05) 7 ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A stained glass cone lamp		2016-04-09
		From Edwin: In making a 16" dia. cone lamp (stained glass), how many square feet of glass do I need. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The last two digits of a phone number		2016-04-03
		From Joshua: I want to find the last two digits of a phone number whose first eight numbers of a ten digit phone numbers are known. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone		2016-03-31
		From Odum: Find the volume of a cone with radius 6.5cm and height 12.6cm Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2016-01-26
		From Jufe: What is the exponential form of ³√11x² Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential growth		2016-01-26
		From Paul: The value of a stamp was 0.03 in 1851. The value in 2011 is $50,000. If the value increased exponentially, what is the annual growth rate? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The diameter of the top of a truncated cone		2016-01-24
		From Peter: I am trying to calculate the diameter of a truncated cone given one diameter the height of the cone and a 10% taper from one end to the other. For example a butter churn is 18" tall and 9" in diameter at the base. the sides need to slope inward at 10% What is the diameter at 9" and 18" Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a one quarter acre square		2016-01-15
		From Kerry: If you have a perfect square that is one quarter of an acre what are the length of the sides and how do you arrive at the solution? thank you, Kerry. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The height of a truncated cone		2015-12-04
		From Jack: I need to build a truncated cone that has a top of30 inches and a base of 64 inches . The sides need to be at a 64.5 degree angle. This will determine the height. Can this be calculated? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Pouring a foundation		2015-11-27
		From Lisa: Hi im building a house 30ft long 18 ft wide I would like to pour a foundation of 6 inches deep. How much sand, cement , 1/2" gravel do i need. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2015-10-17
		From Will: What is exponential form of -8? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A two digit number		2015-08-21
		From Cameron: Write the 2 digit number that matches the clues. My number has a tens digit that is 8 more than the ones digit. Zero is not one of my digits. My number is ________. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A stone walkway around a pool		2015-05-29
		From Jerri: I have a rectangular pool 15x30 and it will require stone placed around it 4 feet out and 4 inches deep how much will I need? Thanks, jerri Answered by Penny Nom.
	The intersection of a plane and a cone		2015-05-16
		From Tom: Is there a way to derive an equation that describes the perimeter of the intersection of a plane and a cone regardless of the angle of the plane to the cone. Assume that the plane does not cut through the base of the cone, the x, y, z location of the vertex is known, the distance from the vertex to the plane through the axis is know., and that the angle of the cone is known. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A fraction with a negative exponent in the denominator		2015-04-30
		From ellen: 7/ab to the -4 power Answered by Penny Nom.
	A wireless fence		2015-04-18
		From Dave: I'm buying a wireless fence to keep my pet in my yard. It has a half acre range. In a straight line how far would that be? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone of maximum volume		2015-03-16
		From Mary: I have to use a 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch piece of paper to make a cone that will hold the maximum amount of ice cream possible by only filling it to the top of the cone. I am then supposed to write a function for the volume of my cone and use my graphing calculator to determine the radius and height of the circle. I am so confused, and other than being able to cut the paper into the circle, I do not know where to start. Thank you for your help! -Mary Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Constructing a cone		2015-03-12
		From Levi: While the mathematics at the welding shop page was very helpful there is one vital part missing. If I have never built a cone how do I figure out how much bigger the diameter of my circle has to be when laying flat on the floor verses the diameter when it has been pulled into a cone. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The volume of a cone		2015-02-05
		From Linda: How do you calculate the volume of a cone that is 25cm high and has an angle of 20 degrees? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Largest cone in a sphere		2015-01-15
		From Alfredo: What is the altitude of the largest circular cone that may be cut out from a sphere of radius 6 cm? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Missing digits in a phone number		2015-01-07
		From Janelle: I had a friend try and play a game on me, regarding phone numbers, so I only know the area code , and the last four digits of the phone number. Which means, there are 3 digits that I need to figure out all the possibilities to. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone is 2/3 full of sand		2014-12-14
		From Janice: A cone with a radius of 3.5 cm and a height of 12 cm is 2/3 full of sand. What is the volume of the sand inside? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Planar curves		2014-12-13
		From ann: what does planar curve mean in your definition of a cone? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential notation		2014-11-27
		From Jaqui: May sound super easy, but how would you SHOW that you simplified 3x3 to the power of 2 (the little 2)? thank you! Jaqui Answered by Penny Nom.
	Doubling the dimensions of a cone		2014-11-21
		From Hannah: If the volume of a cone of height 10 cm is 261.8 cm3, show that this volume is increased by a factor of 8 if the dimensions of the cone are doubled. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime factorization in exponent form		2014-10-31
		From Emma: I need to find out how to make a prime factorization of 120 in exponential form. Answered by Penny Nom.
	One zero to a quadratic expression		2014-10-06
		From Kevin: Find a value of n such that f(x) = 3^x2 + nx + 6 only has one zero, is this the only solution to the question? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Filling three holes with stones		2014-08-20
		From mark: how many tonnes of hardcore/crushed stone would it take to fill 1 hole 9ft diameter 5ft deep and 2 holes both 3ft diameter and 5ft deep Answered by Penny Nom.
	1/3 of $320		2014-08-13
		From Student: Grade:5 Please help I got tutor for selective and this question is really bugging me a lot what is 1/3 of $320? plez answer quick before I fail :( Answered by Tyler Wood.
	An oval pool		2014-06-21
		From steve: I have a 16' x 28' oval pool that is buried 24" deep inground. The dig site is dug 2' wider all the way around the pool. I need to back fill this area with stone. I want to fill this area with 6 to 8" of stone. How many tons of stone will this take? Thanks you Steve Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone of vision		2014-04-29
		From David: It is known that a fish in water looking up has a 97 degree "cone" of vision that sees "through" the surface of the water. If a fish lies 4 inches below the surface, the cone forms a window (circle) smaller than if a fish lies 8 inches below the surface. What is the ratio of inches of depth to the radius of the circle on the surface that is its visual window? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cones		2014-04-09
		From c.j: what is the length of the radius of the LARGER cone(the LARGER cone has a slant height of 15) when the SMALLER cone has a radius of 8 and a slant height of 12ft ,please help. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Ms. Werenich's nickels, dimes and quarters		2014-03-19
		From London: Ms. Werenich has twice as many dimes as nickels and 4 more quarters than nickels. If she has $4.50, how many of each coin does she have? What would the let statements be of this problem and can you solve it? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Determine the selling price		2014-03-08
		From augustine: knowing an auctioneer charges a 7% fee and I know I want $74,400 what is the formula to determine selling price. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone inscribed in a sphere		2014-02-28
		From joel: how can I find the radius and the height of a cone INSCRIBED in a sphere, given the sphere having a radius of 6? ( note: the diameter of the cone is equal to its slanted height). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four digit phone numbers		2014-02-25
		From Tom: Hi, I'm an online math teacher, working on lessons for my students. This question is in their book and I can't do it...! Help! It has to do with phone numbers, and in this problem, we are only dealing with the last 4 digits of the number. It asks how many possible numbers we have if at least one digit repeats in the last 4 digits of the number. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The diameter of the base of a cone		2014-02-23
		From elwin: i have a sector of a circle that has 120 degree and 6 cm length. What will be the diameter of the base of the cone. and what is the diameter of the angle is changed to 180. Answered by Harley Weston.
	What is the exponential form of 1/square root of 6v?		2014-02-16
		From Prince: What is the exponential form of 1/square root of 6v Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone		2014-02-08
		From hibba: why is the volume of right circular cone divided by 3? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime factorization		2014-02-06
		From Kadeejah: Write the prime factorization of 37 in exponential form Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fractions and exponents		2014-01-11
		From john: what is the exponent form of 9^4/7^-2 and 6^-3/10^-5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A box-and-whisker plot with one whisker		2014-01-09
		From Susan: Question from Susan, a teacher: I read your answer to the question about could a box & whisker have NO whiskers. It made sense to me. However I am preparing for my advanced class and I have a sample graph comparing box plots of data. Several of the box have only 1 whisker. There is no explanation for this. Can you help me out. I cannot think of a data set that would produce this. Thanks! Answered by Penny Nom.
	When would one flip the inequality sign?		2014-01-09
		From Natasha: Would one flip the inequality symbol in this equation: (explain why) (-9a)/(-9) > 81 And please explain in what circumstances one would flip the inequality sign THANKS! Answered by Penny Nom.
	7 digit phone numbers		2013-12-08
		From Sean: Hi I was wondering how you would calculate how may 7 digit phone numbers there are with only odd digits? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2013-12-01
		From Alina: My question says to express each number in exponent form in as many different ways as I can; 16, 81 and 64. How do I do this? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A frustum		2013-10-12
		From Lily: A cone of height 6in. and radius of base 4in. has its top cut off by a plane parallel to its base and 4in from it. Find the volume of the remaining frustum. I have worked out the volume of the entire cone but I don't know how to work out the radius of the top of the frustum. Thanks Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximize the volume of a cone		2013-10-09
		From Conlan: Hi I am dong calculus at school and I'm stumped by this question: A cone has a slant length of 30cm. Calculate the height, h, of the cone if the volume is to be a maximum. If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A Hole-in-one on all four par 3's		2013-09-04
		From Robert: There are four (4) par 3's at a specific 18 hole course. One member has the honor of making a Hole-in-one on all four par 3's. It has taken him 8 years to do it! How does one go about computing the odds of this TREMENDOUS accomplishment? Respectfully, Robert laffal Answered by Victoria West.
	Ordering crushed stone		2013-09-03
		From Prakash: Dear Sirs, I am working in a Soft Landscaping contracting company. If I need to purchase crushed stone with the size 50-70mm for $53,429 m^2$ area, how many 20feet containers should I need to order to my suppliers? The 20foot container has internal dimensions 5,897 mm by 2,348 mm by 2,285 mm and the $53,429 m^2$ area is to be covered by 10 cm of stone. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Differentiate x^x - 2^sinx		2013-08-09
		From tarun: derivative of x^x - 2^sinx Answered by Penny Nom.
	Slicing through a cone to form an ellipse		2013-08-06
		From Pulkit: we get an ellipse on slicing through a cone. Is there a relation between central axis of the cone and this ellipse? Does it pass through the any of the foci of the ellipse? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A one acre plot of land		2013-06-19
		From Carol: If I have a one acre plot of land, what is the measurement in feet on each of the four sides? Answered by Penny Nom.
	650*(1+0.005)^96		2013-04-17
		From joAnn: i am trying to figure out how to solve a question like this for example: 650(1+.005)96 I have been doing it this way but takes forever and wanted to know a shorter way 650 x 1.005 x 1.005 x 1.005 x 1.005 96 times HELP Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone problem		2013-04-14
		From Courtney: Hello, I am having difficulty solving this cone problem. The biggest challenge I have is figuring out what angle they are talking about: The angle at the base of a cone is 34.5 degrees. Find the diameter of the cone at point on the edge of the cone 26cm from the tip. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do i write log_8(P) =7 in exponential form?		2013-04-14
		From nancy: How do i write this in exponential form log8P =7 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An equation with exponents		2013-02-24
		From Chelsea: (81 to the power of 3n+2 over 243 to the power of -n) is equal to 3 to the power of 4 Find the value of n. The answer I got was n is equal to negative (4 over 7). The answer in my text was n is equal to negative (4 over 17) Answered by Penny.
	The height of a sheet metal cone		2013-02-09
		From Charles: Sheet metal cone. I need a cone with a finished base of 38.19719 diameter The cone is to be from a 48 diameter round with the wedge cut out. The best calculation I have is the arc is 286.479. (correct?) Could you verify this arc angle but more so what is the cone height? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponential form		2013-02-05
		From Sandra: What is 37,008 in exponential form? Help me please!!! Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many edges does cone have?		2013-01-28
		From Meriem: how many edges does cone have pls? Answered by Lorraine Dame, Chris Fisher and Walter Whiteley.
	A triangular island		2012-12-29
		From Udit: A long time ago Mr Gibson found an island shaped as a triangle with three straight shores of length 3 km,4 km and 5 km. He declared an 'exclusion zone' around his island and forbade anyone to come within 1 km of his shore. What was the area of his exclusion zone? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 4 digit phone lock using the digits 4, 2, 3 and 0		2012-12-24
		From Ragu: I would like to know formula for searching a combination of 4 digit. eg. I knew my Phone Lock combination is my car plate number 4230. But this time, i used another way around instead of 4230. But I am sure, there is only this 4 digits only. 4 & 2 & 3 & 0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	What's your secret?		2012-11-11
		From ryan: Tuscan school has a fair. At the fair, Pia plays "what's your secret? The game starts with 3 players who are told the same secret. Each of those 3 players tells another 3 player, and so on. At the end of the 3rd round, everyone who knows the secret will compare what they have heard. What number in exponent form represents the number of people who know the secret after 3 rounds? How many people is that? Thank you very much. P.S. I got 3 cube. which is 27 But when i map it out I end up with 39. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A label to cover a plastic cup		2012-10-23
		From Kevin: I'm trying to make a label to cover the entire outer area or a plastic cup. I know there must be a way to figure out the dimensions needed, but I can't seem to figure it out. The circumference of the bottom of the cup is 21.4cm and the circumference at the top of the cup is 29.8cm. The cup is 14.5cm tall. What should the height of the arc from the plane connecting the two ends of the 21.4cm arc. I attached a diagram where x is the value I'm looking for. I'm guessing there is some simple relationship between the length of a line and the arc needed to turn that line into a perfect circle, but I don't know what it is. Can you figure this out and share it with me? Thanks. -Kevin Answered by Penny Nom.
	Composition of functions and one to one		2012-10-17
		From Ariana: If f o g are one to one function,does it follow that g is one to one? Give reasons for your answers Answered by Penny Nom.
	Functions		2012-09-18
		From nayeem: I tried with many functions but I am not getting the exact values please help me A give an example of a function whose domain equals the set of real numbers and whose range equals the set the set {-1,0,1}? B Give an example of a function whose domain equals (0,1)and whose range equals [0,1] C.Give n example of a function whose is the set of positive integers and whose range is the set of positive even integers D. Give an example of a function whose domain is the set of positive even integers and whose range is the set of positive odd integers E give an example of function whose domain is the set of integers and whose range is the set of positive integers. F. Give an example of function whose domain is the set of positive integers and whose range is the set of integers. please show me the work Please give me the trick of finding such functions Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	Functions		2012-09-18
		From nayeem: I tried with many functions but I am not getting the exact values please help me A give an example of a function whose domain equals the set of real numbers and whose range equals the set the set {-1,0,1}? B Give an example of a function whose domain equals (0,1)and whose range equals [0,1] C.Give n example of a function whose is the set of positive integers and whose range is the set of positive even integers D. Give an example of a function whose domain is the set of positive even integers and whose range is the set of positive odd integers E give an example of function whose domain is the set of integers and whose range is the set of positive integers. F. Give an example of function whose domain is the set of positive integers and whose range is the set of integers. please show me the work Please give me the trick of finding such functions Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	Cones, pyramids, cylinders and prisms		2012-09-13
		From Roy: I read on this page that a pyramid is a special kind of cone, but a cone is not a pyramid. Does this apply to cylinders. Is a prism a special kind of cylinder, but a cylinder is not a prism? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Exponential form		2012-09-04
		From angie: How do i write 9^-5 in exponential form? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponntial form		2012-08-30
		From Robin: My math teacher has asked the question: "Write mmmxxjmyy2 in exponential form" How would you solve this problem? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Making a wind sock		2012-08-28
		From John: I am trying to build a wind sock and need to be able to lay the shape out on cloth. I need the wind sock front opening (diameter) to be 3 1/2" and the rear opening diameter to be 1". The windsock needs to be 9 1/2" long. I tried using the example of the person trying to make a crayfish trap but got confused and could not figure out my numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks John Answered by Penny Nom.
	The exponential function form f(x)=a^x		2012-08-13
		From Lucy: Hi, Why does the "a" value in the exponential function form f(x)=a^x have to be negative? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pile of topsoil		2012-07-23
		From Perry: I have a pile of topsoil that is 42ft long and 16ft tall shaped like a cone how many yards of topsoil do I have. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fence post holes		2012-07-19
		From Gerry: Hello, I'm digging 30 8" dia holes, 5 ft deep for fence posts that are 4"x 4" Can you please help me figure out how much stone dust I should order for all 30 holes. Thanks Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated cone: the central angle		2012-07-17
		From Tom: I have researched several sites, including this one and am fairly confident I can do the calculations required to produce the two radii and the slant height for a truncated cone. I a somewhat confused by the central angle. Some sites indicate that it should never exceed 180 degrees while others do not. Different examples on your site seem to use this in two different ways in constructing a truncated cone. Sometimes the angle seems to indicate the section to be removed, while in other examples the angle seems to indicate the section to be saved. Since the two angles will always total 360 I am confused about how to use the info to calculate the minimum rectangle required to contain the pattern. I'm guessing that in some cases I may need to use the chord or sagitta to determine the desired height and width of the material. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tom Answered by Penny Nom.
	Expanded exponential form?		2012-06-12
		From Ramon: express the numbers 990 614 000 005 in expanded exponential form. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A lamp shade		2012-05-15
		From Fleur: I am helping my child make a cone lampshade, the measurements are as follows in "cm's" 21 cm = height 8 cm = top diametre 40 cm = bottom diametre Please could you give the pattern (cut out) dimensions for final cut. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The spread of a rumor		2012-04-09
		From Roohi: The function f(t) = a/(1+3e^(-bt)) has also been used to model the spread of a rumor. Suppose that a= 70 and b=3 0.2. Compute f(2), the percentage of the population that has heard the rumor after 2 hours. Compute f'(2) and describe what it represents. Compute lim t approaches infinity and describe what it represents. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Radioactive decay		2012-04-02
		From Christy: Hello, how do I go about answering this question? Should I be using the formula Ce^(kt)? Given that the decay constant for Radium is -.000428/year, how long, to the nearest year, does it take a sample to decay to 15% of its present mass? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A water tank is in the shape of a truncated cone		2012-03-08
		From Victoria: Suppose you have a water tank in the shape of a truncated cone. The larger diameter is K, the smaller diameter is K/2, and the height is also K (all measured in meters). The force of gravity on an object of mass, m, is F=9.8m (measured in Newtons). The density of the water is 1000 kilograms per cubic meter. What is the volume of the tank and how much mass will the tank have when it is full? Answered by Penny Nom.
	81+8 to the 3 power		2012-03-08
		From KiMesha: 81+8 to the 3 power Answered by Penny Nom.
	2x^3*2x^2/3x^2		2012-03-06
		From hope: 2x^3*2x^2/3x^2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a conical tent		2012-03-04
		From yash: a conical tent is to accommodate 11 people.Each person must have 4m square of space on the ground and 20m cube at air to breathe.Find the height and radius of the conical tent.26202 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Building a tipi		2012-01-29
		From Lacy: Hi there! We are building a tipi for our children. We want to build a large one about 15ft tall with a base of about 15 feet diameter. I am trying to figure out how much canvas we need to accomplish this. I graduated about 20 years ago and am struggling. Please help if you can. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2012-01-15
		From Helen: How do you write (1/x) in exponential form? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a frustum of a cone		2011-12-24
		From CV: If I know the height, taper, and volume of a frustum cone, what are its Radii? Calculating frustum cone volume is straight forward. v=Pi/3*h*(R*R+r*r+R*r) where; v=volume; h=frustum height; R=major radius; r=minor radius; Pi=3.1415926; t=taper, ('slant angle' where t=0 is a disk) Here is the tricky part. Knowing 'h', 't', & 'v'; Calculate one or both of 'R' & 'r'. Specifically, what is the formula for 'R=' or 'r='? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water is flowing into a cup		2011-12-19
		From Tim: A cup has a radius of 2" at the bottom and 6" on the top. It is 10" high. 4 Minutes ago, water started pouring at 10 cubic " per minute. How fast was the water level rising 4 minutes ago? How fast is the water level rising now? What will the rate be when the glass is full? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2011-12-12
		From Zoey: What is the exponential form of 1/8?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	I started with Euler's identity and manipulated it		2011-11-14
		From anonymous: I started with Euler's identity and manipulated it e^i*pi=-1 e^-i*pi=(-1)^-1 e^-i*pi=-1 e^-i*i*pi=(-1)^i e^--pi=(-1)^i e^pi=(-1)^i type it in in a calculator and you get e^pi=23.1406926... and (-1)^i=0.0432139183... What did I do wrong? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A log equation in exponential form		2011-11-11
		From Sarah: Express the equation in Exponential form log2 to the 16th power=4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form?		2011-08-30
		From Emily: I have a 6th grader that needs to find out what is the exponential form of 461,885,811 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pattern for a cone		2011-08-30
		From Izzy: I need to create a cone as a prop and my math is not good enough to create the pattern. Here are my instructions : The diameter is 2'5" and it has to be 4 feet tall. It is a giant cone. I want it to be pointy at the end, not truncated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2011-08-23
		From kiara: The African bush elephant is the largest land animal and weighs about 8 tons . Write the amount in exponential form . Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A cone with an oval as a base		2011-08-03
		From Emily: Hi, I was wondering how to calculate the surface area of a cone with an oval as a base (which I think is referred to as an elliptic cone or something like that). I have the both the maximum and minimum radius as well as the height, but I don't have a slant height and I'm not sure how to calculate it and then calculate surface area. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks! Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Exponential form		2011-05-18
		From Kara: How do I write this in exponential form? log 1/8 = -3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An exclusion zone around a triangle II		2011-05-03
		From Aishwarya: A long time ago Mr gibson found an island shaped as a triangle with three straight shores of length 3km, 4km and 5km. He declared an exclusion zone around his island and forbade anyone to come within 1km of his shore. What was the area of his exclusion zone? This question was answered but did not understand the explanation. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	(27^r^-1)^-2/3		2011-04-24
		From Yung-Ju: (27^r^-1)^-2/3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cone story problem		2011-04-16
		From Chelsea: There is a cone with a story problem that states only that the radius is the same as the altitude and that the slant height of the cone is 6cm. I have no idea how to figure this problem out. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a flower pot		2011-04-07
		From kp: I have 2 flower pots with the following dimensions that I am trying to calculate the volume of Soil I will need to fill them. pot #1 29"tall, top of pot 31.5 inches across( radius of 15.5") the bottom of the pot is 21"across (radius 10.5) Pot #2 29"tall, top of pot 26 across (radius 13") the bottom of the pot 17'"a cross (radius 8.5") thank you KP Answered by Penny Nom.
	A conical container and a spherical balloon		2011-04-06
		From Steven: Water is running out of a conical container 12 feet in diameter and 8 feet deep (vertex down) and filling a spherical balloon. At the instant the depth of the water in the cone is 4 feet, the radius of the sphere is approximately 4 feet. The rate of change of the depth of the water in the cone at the instant is approximately ______________ times the rate of change of the radius of the balloon. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The number of points on a line is equivalent to that of a surface		2011-03-24
		From Gary: I I was reading about how the number of points on a line is equivalent to that of a surface. This was done by taking any point on a line then taking alternating digits and making them as points on an x and y axis therefore points on a surface.The problem is as i see it if you just take a line then hold it over a surface you have just put the points on the line in a one to one correspondence with the points directly under it on the surface.Now you have all the rest of the surface which cannot be mapped onto the line since it is already used up.What am i missing? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is x to the power of 0?		2011-03-23
		From Jason: What is x to the power of 0? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	At what rate is the grain pouring from the chute?		2011-02-26
		From MJ: Suppose that grain pouring from a chute forms a conical heap in such a way that the height is always 2/3 the radius of the base. At the moment when the conical heap is 3 m high, its height is rising at the rate of 1/2 m/min. At what rate (in m^3/min) is the grain pouring from the chute? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cutting the top off a conical tent		2011-02-22
		From tom: how far from the top must you cut a conical tent in order to cut the cloth in half... Answered by Penny Nom.
	Making a truncated cone		2011-02-18
		From lisa: We need to make a cone that has the following dimensions. 14-3/8" diameter on large end 13-3/8" diameter on small end 4" tall What are the dimensions I need to cut in order to make a cone with one seam? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two conical tanks		2011-02-17
		From rustom: Two vertical conical tanks (both inverted) have their vertices connected by a short horizontal pipe. One tank, initially full of water, has an altitude of 6 ft. and a diameter of base 7 ft. The other tank, initially empty, has an altitude of 9 ft., and a diameter of base 8 ft. If the water is allowed to flow through the connecting pipe, find the level to which the water will ultimately rise in the empty tank (Neglect the water in the pipe.) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Calibrating a conical tank		2011-02-05
		From Bill: Hi, I have a round tank with tapered sides where I know the diameter at the top and bottom. Is there a formula I can use to calculate the volume by measuring from the bottom up the side (at the angle of the side) to any given point? Thanks, Bill Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	A cone with a specific angle		2011-02-01
		From John: Hi my daughter came with a seemingly easy question (which to me it was not) How to make/calculate a cone of a specific angle from top to bottom radius. Answered by Penny Nom.
	(7cubed * 8(exponent6))exponent 6		2011-01-29
		From Shalaine: What is the exponential form of (7cubed•8(exponent6))exponent 6? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Flipping a cone over		2011-01-17
		From Fionna: The height of your cone is "x". Holding the cone so that the vertex is at the bottom, fill it half full with water. The depth of the water is "1/2x". Put a lid over the top, and flip it over. What is the new depth of the water, now that the cone is flipped? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2011-01-02
		From jumana: find any five examples of exponential form from real life situation Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated cone		2010-12-31
		From jagjeet: dear suppose i have cone of 50cm radius at base and 100cm radius at top at a height of 80cm. now keeping base radius of 50cm and height of 80cm i want to increase top radius to 150cm how will i do that. plz height m talking abt is vertical height not slant height Answered by Penny Nom.
	A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone		2010-12-07
		From mike: A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone with height 12 feet and radius 8 feet. Water is running into the tank so that the radius r (in feet) of the surface of the water is given by r=0.75t where t is the time (in minutes) that the water has been running. the volume V of the water is given by V=1/3 pi r^2h. Find V(t) and use it to determine the volume of the water when t=5 minutes. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How long will you and your friend be able to talk?		2010-11-23
		From beket: you and your friend leave your home town at the same time your friend travels by train 45 mph directly east while you travel by train 50 mph going directly south you are talking on cell phone but you plan charges extra if the phones are 100 miles apart. How long will you and your friend be able to talk before the charges increase? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two algebraic expressions		2010-10-29
		From chaptay: what is the difference between x(n^2) and x(n)^2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Powers		2010-10-20
		From dylan: how do you write 20736 in exponential form .same for 1728 and 50625. is there a formula to figure out how to express large know numbers in exponential form. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An exponential equation		2010-10-19
		From Sandi: Question from sandi, a student: I have several questions similar to this one and was wondering if you could walk me through this one. I'm totally lost on how to do it. Paramecia reproduce by splitting in two. In a laboratory flask, a colony of paramecia had an initial population of 500. Each day, the population of the paramecia was counted. The results are as listed. Time (in days)------Population 0-----------------------500 1-----------------------600 2-----------------------720 3-----------------------864 4----------------------1037 5---------------------1244 6---------------------1493 7----------------------1792 8---------------------2150 1.)Using graphing calculator make a scatter plot of the data in table. I think I did this part right I set my window at Xmin=0 Xmax=10 Xscl=1 Ymin=0 Ymax=2500 Yscl=100 Xres=1 2.) Determine an exponential equation to represent the population as a function of time without using a graphing calculator.I have no clue how to do this. 3.)Suppose the flask and food supply is large enough to support the trend of the population growth. Estimate the population of the colony when the time is 10 days. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Can a function be both even and one to one?		2010-10-09
		From Tracy: Can a function be both even and one to one? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponential form		2010-10-06
		From celina: what is the exponential form of 4x*4x Answered by Penny Nom.
	(5xy)^5		2010-09-10
		From ana: (5xy)^5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2010-08-24
		From Courtney: What the Exponential form? For Ex. X2*X5*X4?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A play tent		2010-06-28
		From Susan: Hi!!! I am making a play tent as seen at the link below and need to figure out how to get the dimensions for the cone shape. The one shown has 4 different seams, but I guess I can get away with just one seam to sew it together (?) I need it to go over a hula hoop as that is what I am using for the round support at the top. My hula hoop is 35" in diameter from outside edge to outside edge. I would like the height of the teepee to be around 30" from the center to the peak. Thanks so much, oh my gosh, I have been fretting for 2 days about this and my hair is about to fall out!!!! Please contact me if you need any additional info. ~Susan http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=52&f=4100 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volume of a styrofoam cup		2010-06-23
		From Stacy: how do you find the volume of a truncated cup with height of 3, top diameter of 2.5, and a bottom diameter of 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2010-06-16
		From charlotte: what is the exponential form of 6x6x6x5x5x5x5= Answered by Robert Dawson.
	My phone is "sim locked"		2010-06-10
		From Daniel: Question from daniel: got a phone that says sim locked, it requires 0-9 digit code to get in, how many combinations could there be if you could please list the possibilities, the number can be repeated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	graph y=(2x^2-3x)e^ax		2010-05-31
		From James: graph y=(2x^2-3x)e^ax Answered by Robert Dawson.
	More on a truncated cone		2010-05-28
		From Mike: Question from Mike, a parent: I was reviewing this question and answer: http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.02.06/phil1.html But I have trouble with this part: Now if we express the radius of the inside circle as r and the outside circle's radius is R, then this means r/R is 911/1728. But earlier we said that the outside radius R is simply w more than the inside radius r, so R = r + 282. That means that r/R = r/(r + 282). Now we can simply solve the equation for r: r/(r+282) = 911/1728 This means r = 314 mm (with rounding). Can I get more detail on the method to solve for r? Thank you, Mike Answered by Penny Nom.
	The "vertex" of a cone		2010-04-27
		From Tom: By definition a vertex is a point where three edges meet in a 3 dimensional object. My ten year old son argues that the point at the top of a cone is not a vertex since it does not fit the definition. He got the answer wrong on a test recently but insists that he is right. I need a mathematician to answer this for him. Answered by Robert Dawson and Chris Fisher.
	A conical pile of gravel		2010-04-13
		From Chassity: The gravel pile is 120' around at the base and goes up 20' high at the peak. How many tons or yards of gravel in that pile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	If a third is a fourth of a number, what is the number?		2010-04-08
		From larry: If a third is a fourth of a number, what is the number? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max min problem		2010-04-06
		From Terry: The vertex of a right circular cone and the circular edge of its base lie on the surface of a sphere with a radius of 2m. Find the dimensions of the cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in the sphere. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A 3D cardboard cupcake		2010-01-30
		From Margaret: Hi, I'm an art student and I'm attempting to build a 3D cupcake out of cardboard. I want it to have a circular base of 8.5 inches and sides that are 7'' tall and slope outward so the top of the base is 29'. The top with the frosting would be a detachable lid made from a cone with a base circumfrance of 29". My problem is how to cut the side so they will slope out, I'm pretty sure there needs to be a curve, however I don't how to calculate the degree of it. Ideally I want the sides to be a single piece of cardboard. I also don't know how to calculate the arc needed to make a cone who's circular base's circumfrence is 29''. Thanks, Margaret Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A 4-digit phone code		2010-01-21
		From pat: my daughter can`t remember her 4-digit code to unlock her phone. she is pretty sure it starts with a 4. can you help us? my brain is locked up Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The cube of an integer		2010-01-20
		From Shankar: Can the cube of an integer end with 1985 ones ? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A cone circumscribed about a given hemisphere		2010-01-19
		From Neven: The cone of smallest possible volume is circumscribed about a given hemisphere. What is the ratio of its height to the diameter of its base? (G.F.Simmons, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, CH4 Applications of Derivatives) Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The volume of a frustum		2009-12-29
		From dave: I have a frustum top 1.7r bottom .55r and 2.14 h I have to calculate cement in a silo every week. I am not very good at maths but i have been adding the top and bottom to get an average so as to turn it into a cylinder and i come up with 8.5m3 I know that the correct volume is 9.24 m3. Can you tell me why getting an average width on the top and bottom of a frustum doesn't work. Thank you. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A pile of sand		2009-12-16
		From Malik: Sand is leaking out of a hole at the bottom of a container at a rate of 90cm3/min. As it leaks out, it forms a pile in the shape of a right circular cone whose base is 30cm below the bottom of the container. The base radius is increasing at a rate of 6mm/min. If, at the instant that 600cm3 have leaked out, the radius is 12cm, find the amount of leakage when the pile touches the bottom of the container. Answered by Harley Weston.
	One-eighth of one million dollars		2009-11-16
		From Jarrett: what is 1/8 equal to out of a million dollars. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated cone		2009-11-11
		From Lucian: I need to calculate the bottom inside diameter of a truncated cone. The top insdie diameter is 1450mm. The material is 6mm thick The cone angle is 20 degrees The slant length is 152mm I would like a formula so that I can build a spread sheet Answered by Penny Nom.
	Evaluating -x^2 + (yz - 3)^2		2009-09-28
		From Kathy: My daughter and I are having trouble solving this equation: -x²+ (yz – 3)² if x=-4,y=2 and z=0 We are having difficulty with the -x² part of the equation. Thanks Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2009-09-18
		From karen: Q: Write the following in exponent from: a * a * a * a * * * a, where there are n -1 a's note: *asterisk means times. Answered by Penny Nom.
	how many ones are in 1 million		2009-09-17
		From djuan: how many ones are in 1 million Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponential form		2009-09-08
		From hanna: hi, well i am really bad in math and i have a math paper and i was just wondering what 3x3x3x3x3 was in exponential form and what is exponential in a way a person like me would understand? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is 8 tons in exponential form?		2009-09-01
		From Tyler: what is 8 tons in exponential form Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2009-08-31
		From cecil: what is the exponent form 564000? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Making a cone		2009-08-19
		From angela: how can i make a cone with a 6cm of heigth and has 2cm radius in the opening?? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Fitting the curve y=a*exp(b*x)+c		2009-08-12
		From aika: Could one show me the complete algorithm and formula for finding the coefficients (a,b, and c) in exponential regression model y=a*exp(b*x)+c Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The volume of a telephone pole		2009-08-11
		From robert: 12.5"@ base x 7" @ top and 40' height. How would I find the volume in cubic feet for a telephone pole with these dimensions? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponential form		2009-08-05
		From motaz: Let x = log_2 1/8 Write the exponential form of the equation and solve the equation for x Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A cone with the top cut off		2009-08-02
		From Paul: I am making a cone with a diameter of 1300, a base of 500, a side length 800. I need to workout so I can draw it out flat, cut it out, and make into a cone. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The lateral area of a cone		2009-07-15
		From ashley: What is the radius of a cone with the lateral area being 443.3 mm^2 and the slant height being 14.7 mm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fractional Exponents		2009-07-07
		From bob: 2^5/2 - 2^3/2 Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved		2009-05-25
		From Thomas: I'm having trouble with a question. What kind of formula would i use to find out the length of a cup when its volume is halved? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Nickels, dimes and quarters		2009-05-25
		From Amy: Coming from South Africa I find working with nickels, dimes and quarters confusing. How many dimes are in a nickel and how many quarters are in a dime? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a larger cup		2009-05-23
		From Elizabeth: Hey If i have a cup that holds a volume of 477mL and the bottom radius is 2.8cm and the top radius is 4.9cm and the height is 10cm. If i increase the volume by one and a half times what is the new measurements if the cup is directly proportional to the first one. Thank you Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone		2009-05-20
		From Lillian: okay! so my math question is about the volume of a cone! my work sheet gave me the volume and base of the cone and asked me for the height! please help me discover the height of a cone when the volume is 78.54 cm (cubed obviously) and the base is 6 centimeters. thanks so much :) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rewriting an Expression with Positive Exponents		2009-05-13
		From lynda: (-4x)to the 0 power times x squared over 3to the -3 power i have to rewrite the expression with pos exponents Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	1/(square root 16)		2009-04-21
		From Conor: Hi Guys! I dont have a square root sign so im just gonna use the ^ symbol :) I am just wondering if 1/(16^a) when re-written can it be 1/16 to the power -1/2 Thanks :) Answered by Penny Nom.
	12 oz. cup		2009-04-19
		From Tom: I am a ceramic teacher and wanted my students to make a 12 oz. cup, what formula should we use? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Exponential form		2009-04-16
		From Pete: Hi, How do you express ³√h^-4 in exponential form. I am having a lot of trouble with this one. thanks Pete Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A large, hollow, ice cream cone		2009-04-03
		From Darah: A manufacturer is making a large, hollow, ice cream cone to serve as an ad for a local Baskin-Robbins. The ice cream cone is made up of a cone with height 8 feet, topped by a hemi-sphere with radius 6 feet. How much ice cream could the hollow object hold? If a gallon is 0.13368 cubic feet, how many gallons does it hold? If 3 gallons of Baskin-Robbins heavy cream chocolate blend weighs 24 pounds, how much would the ice cream cone weigh, excluding the weight of the construction material? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Grain of rice on a chess board		2009-03-30
		From andy: Is there an easy way for my students to find out 8 to the power of 21 to solve the grains of rice doubling investigation on a chessboard? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks very much Answered by Robert Dawson and Claude Tardif.
	How many ball bearings can you make from a cone?		2009-03-14
		From Vatsal: there is a sum in my maths book which states the following: how many ball bearings of diameter 2.5 cm. can you get by melting a solid metalic cone of radi. 20cm and a Hight of 5 meters? how do i do this please tell me even the minute things like cancellatoins and where to use = , ; or any such thing because Im a bit weak in maths Answered by Harley Weston.
	Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00.		2009-03-13
		From Kenneth: Hello: I read the following in an old business mathematics textbook: "Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00." I can determine the answer as follows: There are 1000 mills in or per $1.00. 13 mills divided by 1000 mills/$1.00 equals $0.013, the answer. My question is as follows: What does "...as a decimal part of $1.00" indicate or represent from "Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00."? Is (a decimal part of $1.00) any decimal less than $1.00 with the decimal having a dollar sign before it. I thank you for your reply. Answered by Harley Weston.
	If 5 to the power of y = 625, what is y?		2009-03-02
		From Charlene: If 5 to the power of y = 625, what is y? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Comparing 2^3^4^5 ; 2^5^4^3 ; 5^4^3^2 etc.		2009-03-01
		From JIM: WHICH WOULD BE LARGEST USING THE NUMBERS 2,3,4,5 : 2^3^4^5 ; 2^5^4^3 ; 5^4^3^2 : ETC. OF ALL THE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS ? IS THERE A GENERAL FORMULA ? I AM UNABLE TO FIND A COMPUTER THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH LARGE CALCULATIONS . I ALSO DO NOT THINK IT IS AS STRAIGHT- FORWARD AS FIRST APPEARS . THANK-YOU , JIM Answered by Stephen La Rocque, Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	A conical sleeve		2009-02-17
		From Jonathan: I'm having a hard time making a design pattern for a cone sleeve, the thing is the cone sleeve is 22 degrees, how can i know the angle of this when it is flat on paper, based on my calculations, it should be around 66 - 69, but i want it to be exact can anybody help? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A fraction with negative exponents		2009-02-14
		From Gabriel: What does the line seperating the top from the bottom mean? what does it tell you to do and what is the answer to the question? Question 3 Simplify. Write the answer using only positive exponents. Assume all variables represent nonzero numbers. (x^-5)^-4(x^-1y)^3 ________________ (xy^4)^3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Large exponents		2009-02-12
		From Dan: I would like to know how to calculate a whole number as the base that has a large exponent;Such as 7 to the 23rd.power=. Otherwise if I use a calculator it goes off the scale. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	6^x = y		2009-02-12
		From Jamie: Find x: 6^x=y Answered by Harley Weston.
	A sphere in a cone		2009-02-10
		From Shubham: An upturned conical vessel of radius 6cm and height 8cm is completely filled with water. A sphere is lowered in the conical vessel filled with water and the size of sphere is such that it just touches the sides of cone and is just immersed. What fraction of water overflows? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Fertilizer in a bin		2009-02-03
		From Todd: Hello I am looking for a formula to figure out the fertilizer volume in a hopper bottom bin not only when it is full but part full as well. When you are filling it is heaped up in the middle to make a cone and when you are emptying the bin the cone is inverted so it would be nice to be able to quickly figure out the tonnes partly filled and when full. Lets say the bin is 32 feet high from top of bin where you fill to the bottom where the product goes out and it is 16 feet in diameter. I know how to calculate the cylinder it is the cones on the top and bottom of the bin I have the main question on. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Missing three digits in a phone number		2009-01-30
		From Elmer: I have part of a phone number. the first 3 digits are 212, the last digit is four, and the three missing digits are all odd, how many numbers will I have to call to get the right number? 212- _ _ _ 4? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	Water flowing from a cone to a cylinder		2009-01-23
		From Ray: Water is passing through a conical filter 24 cm deep and 16 cm across the top into a cylindrical container of radius 6 cm. At what rate is the level of water in the cylinder rising when the depth of the water in the filter is 12 cm its level and is falling at the rate of 1 cm/min? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The volume of a cone		2009-01-13
		From ab: the area of the base of the cone shown is 314 cm and it's height is 12 cam what is the volume? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The top half of a cone vs. the bottom half of the same cone		2009-01-08
		From Tammy: What is the ratio of the volume of the top half of a cone vs. the bottom half of the same cone? Is it seven times larger, or four times larger? and is the ratio consistent regardless of the size of the cone opening? Answered by Penny Nom.
	50 coins with a value of $1.00		2009-01-08
		From Ana: you have 50 coins which have a total value of 1.00. What are the coins and how many of each do you have? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The radius of a cone		2009-01-02
		From kalpaj: A conical funnel holds 100ml. If the height of the funnel is 10 cm, determine its radius, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is i^i?		2008-12-27
		From randomness: i have learnt that 'i' is square root of -1. What is then i^i ? It baffles my maths teacher... Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Solving an equation for D		2008-12-18
		From Darrin: In his finance class, my son is being asked to take the following equation and solve for "D": 1 / [1 - (1 + D/12)^T] = (1 / D) * [((12*B) / (P*T)) + Y + ((12N * Z) / (360T))] - [(12Z) / (360T)] * F Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The 2 rightmost digits		2008-12-18
		From Peter: Is there a pattern for the 2 rightmost digits of a power? For example, one problem for a math competition was what are the 2 rightmost digits of 3^1993? Answered by Robert Dawson and Victoria West.
	The nth power		2008-12-12
		From Kellie: I am taking a 9th grade course yet im in 7th grade. I do not understand the nth power and i have no clue what it is. could you explain to me what it is? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Ratio of Volumes of a Cylinder and a Cone		2008-12-06
		From rohan: A CYLINDER IS WITHIN THE CUBE TOUCHING ALL THE VERTICALS FACES . A CONE IS INSIDE THE CYLINDER.IF THEIR HEIGHT ARE SAME WITH SAME BASE ,FIND THE RATIO OF THEIR VOLUMES. Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Three one-digit numbers		2008-12-06
		From JOANNA: Could you please tell me what Adding Three One-Digit Numbers += 15 1-9 without using any number twice Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone		2008-12-03
		From Tamriko: Hi! Help me, please to solve the following problem: The diameter of an ice-cream cone is 6 cm and the slant height is 10 cm. What volume of ice-cream would fit inside the cone? Thanks! Answered by Penny.
	Related rates		2008-11-26
		From Lyudmyla: How fast is the volume of a cone increasing when the radius of its base is 2 cm and growing at a rate of 0.4 cm/s, and its height is 5 cm and growing at a rate of 0.1 cm/s? Answered by Harley Weston.
	How do you solve " (x-4)^3/2 = -6 "?		2008-11-17
		From Jim: How do you solve " (x-4)^3/2 = -6 " ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cyclone		2008-11-13
		From Dianna: I need to figure the cubic yards of a cyclone. 144" down to 48" 60" high Answered by Penny Nom.
	A conical funnel		2008-11-12
		From Rachael: Hello, I am a 10th grader in AP Calc, and can not figure out this question: Water is running out of a conical funnel at the rate of 1 inch^3/sec. If the radius of the base of the funnel is 4 in. and the altitude is 8 in., find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in. from the top. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The prime factorization of one billion		2008-11-02
		From Alta: The prime factorization of 1000 is 2 cubed times 5 cubed. How do you write the prime factorization of one billion using exponents? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Equations with the variable in the exponent		2008-10-28
		From fari: Solve for x 5 * 4^x-3=40 5^x=25^(x+8) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water is leaking from a conical tank		2008-10-24
		From Kimberly: Water is leaking out of an inverted conical tank at a rate of 12000 cm3/min at the same time that water is being pumped into the tank at a constant rate. The tank has height 6 m and the diameter at the top is 4 m. If the water level is rising at a rate of 20 cm/min when the height of the water is 2 m, find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Put in lowest terms 6a^2c/8ab		2008-10-24
		From hana: put in lowest terms 6a^2c/8ab Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential form		2008-10-21
		From layla: how we wite 256 in exponential form Answered by Harley Weston.
	The volume of a slice from a wedge		2008-10-16
		From Jeff: If I have a wedge shaped object (ie, a triangle of non-specific type extruded along a length) and it is sliced from the two-corner base at one end to the one-point tip at the other, what is the volume of the upper (smaller) part as a percentage of the whole? I hope I have explained it clearly enough. Thanks. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The rate of change of the volume of a cone		2008-10-15
		From Barbara: Suppose that both the radius r and height h of a circular cone change at a rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is the volume of the cone increasing when r = 10 and h = 20? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A cone shaped pile		2008-10-10
		From Nadine: I have a pile of wheat in the shape of a cone. I would like to know how much wheat I have. I have found the equation "V=1/3 pie r squared h" , but it dosn't work! The pile is 7 feet high, diameter is 50 feet, circumference is 185 feet. I also measured the slope 19feet. (Probably not needed) You need to know that wheat weighs 60 pounds per bushel, and I would like to know how many bushels I have. Even if I could receive the # of Volume Bushels, I could convert that. Can you help me?? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Logs and exponentials		2008-10-06
		From Charles: I seem to remember you could solve exponential problems using natural logs quite simply without calculators, such as the fifth root of 400 or 33 to the 4th power. All you did was convert the number to its natural log and then just divide by 5 or multiply by 4 and then convert it back. I just remember how to do this. Thanks. Answered by Harley Weston.
	4^x = 2^x + 12 solve for x		2008-10-02
		From Dave: 4^x = 2^x + 12 solve for x. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponential form		2008-09-25
		From Pat: The African bush elephant is the largest land animal and weighs about 8 tons. Write this amount in exponential form. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2008-09-16
		From shawn: Write the product in exponential form: 5.5.5.2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the derivative of (2^sinx)/(logbase4(2x+1))?		2008-09-16
		From Jesse: What is the derivative of (2^sinx)/(logbase4(2x+1)) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Solving Exponential Equations Using Logarithms		2008-09-15
		From Todd: 7(6^x)=6e^-2x Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	An ice cream cone		2008-09-09
		From olivia: Judy has a sugar cone and wants to know how many cubic inches of ice cream it will hold if it is filled completely to the top of the cone and no more. The cone has a height of 4.5 inches and a radius of 1.5 inches. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere		2008-09-08
		From astrogirl: find the volume of the biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a=3 Answered by Harley Weston.
	An exclusion zone around a triangle		2008-09-07
		From Awrongo: A long time ago Mr Gibson found an island shaped as a triangle with three straight shores of length 3 km,4 km and 5 km. He declared an 'exclusion zone' around his island and forbade anyone to come within 1 km of his shore. What was the area of his exclusion zone? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	2^x = 1,000,000		2008-09-06
		From Peter: How do I solve for "x" in the following equation: "2 to the power of x = 1,000,000" ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square root of 2 the the X power		2008-09-05
		From Peter: How can I re-write the expression: The square root of 2 the the X power? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1,679,616 as a power of 6		2008-09-03
		From Denise: express 1,679,616 in exponential form as a power of 6. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cardboard spaceship		2008-08-31
		From Lee: I am building a "cardboard" spaceship for my 4 year old grandson. The cabin is a dishwasher box with a cool control panel and elipse shaped windows. I really need help designing the cone or"nosecone". The diameter of the base is 26", 24" tall, with a 6" diameter opening at the top. Thank you for the help! Lee Answered by Penny Nom.
	Solve e^x + e^(x+1) = 250		2008-08-25
		From Laura: "solve this equation correct to three decimals" e^x + e^x+1= 250 Answered by Penny Nom.
	BEDMAS		2008-08-12
		From Rebecca: I have 3 questions. 1) I don't really understand BEDMAS.Im going in to the 6th grade and im kind of nervis about it.? 2)When you're doing BEDMAS what does the small 3 or 2 above the other numerals mean? 3)How would you answer this:5+2 x 9 - 9 x 12= ?? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	A cone on the end of a cylider		2008-08-05
		From Jerry: Hi. I need to make a plastic cone to fit on the end of a cylinder. The only dimension i have is the diameter of the cylinder. This 553 mm. I need to find the formulae required and how much material will be required. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the product of 2^35 and 5^38 in sci. notation.		2008-08-03
		From Peter: I am preparing for a competition and a lot of the non-calculator problems are like find the product of 2^35 and 5^38 in sci. notation. How would you do that? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Right Sided Limit of an Exponential Function		2008-07-29
		From joseph: I am trying to find the limit as X approaches 0 from the positive side of x to the sin of x which look like this lim x^sinx x->0+ Answered by Harley Weston.
	The number of digits in a really big exponent		2008-07-21
		From Pete: how would you find the number of digits in a really big exponent without a calculator? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cube inscribed in a right cone		2008-07-16
		From Steven: A cube is inscribe in a right cone of radius 2 and height 5. What is the volume of the cone? Answered by Victoria West and Harley Weston.
	Making Change		2008-07-09
		From Peter: In how many ways can you make 30 cents with quarters, nickels, and pennies? Answered by Penny.
	Exponential form		2008-07-03
		From Kent: How to write 8 365 005 106 in expanded and exponential form? May I request you also to explane how does it solve. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Units digit		2008-07-02
		From seemachauhan: How to find unit digit of various numbers and what are unit digits? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Some phone numbers		2008-06-30
		From star: What do you think the probability of finding the last 3 digits of a telephone number if the 1st digit begins with 7? Answered by Janice Cotcher and Harley Weston.
	Write log_2 (1/8) = -3 in exponential form		2008-06-27
		From Jaime: how do you write log2 (1/8) = -3 in exponential form? the 1/8 is a fraction and the 2 is a base of 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many face does a cone have?		2008-06-21
		From Vanessa: How many face does a cone have? Answered by Harley Weston.
	(2b^-1c^3)^3 (b^4c^-2)^0		2008-06-05
		From ashley: Simplify this expression (2b^-1c^3)^3 (b^4c^-2)^0 Please help me. I not sure about the zero on the outside of parentheses. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Liquid is being pored into the top of a funnel		2008-05-25
		From Stella: Liquid is being pored into the top of a funnel at a steady rate of 200cm^3/s. The funnel is in the shape of an inverted right circular cone with a radius equal to its height. It has a small hole in the bottom where the liquid is flowing out at a rate of 20cm^3/s. How fast is the height of the liquid changing when the liquid in the funnel is 15cm deep? At the instance when the height of the liquid is 25cm, the funnel becomes clogged at the bottom and no mo re liquid flows out. How fast does the height of the liquid change just after this occurs? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The cube of -2y in exponential form		2008-05-19
		From Xiu: I dont get this question.. Write "the cube of -2y" in exponential form. I know the answer is -(2y)^2 but i really don't understand why. Can you explain how to do this whole problem for me? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	The inverse of a function		2008-05-03
		From keith: please help me find the inverse of this function: h(t) = 2 + 4 ln(1-5t) Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The volume of a stone		2008-04-17
		From sara: a rectangular tank 30 cm long and 20 cm wide is filled with water to a depth of 8 cm. When a stone was put in, the water level rose to 11 cm. Find the volume of the stone. (Assume that the stone is completely under water.) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated cone		2008-04-11
		From jason: i need to know how to figure the cubic feet of a cone that the top is 72" wide the bottom is 25" wide and it is 48" tall. is there a specific formula for this? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1-(1-P)^75=0.05		2008-04-05
		From Amy: 1-(1-P)^75=0.05 Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The exponential form of x radical y to the third power		2008-03-30
		From Jennifer: what is the exponential for of x radical y to the third power Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2008-02-16
		From annna: i already got the answer for what is the prime factorization of 648 which is 2x2x2x3x3x3x3 but how do i write that answer in exponential form? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Growth factor and growth rate		2008-02-13
		From william: what is the difference between growth factor and growth rate? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?		2008-02-07
		From ronni: why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Negative Exponents		2008-01-29
		From Bill: t to the negative fourth power inside parenthesis to the ninth power OVER t to the negative fourth power inside parenthesis to the third power I am confused on how to start the problem. What I did was invert the Ts to make them positive and I then multiplied the powers. I am not sure if this is the correct process. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Belled-out pier		2008-01-28
		From Gina: I need to know how to find the total yards needed to fill a concrete pier that is 54"/ 108" and 26' deep. That is...54" @ the top of the pier belled to 108" @ the bottom...26' deep. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	x^3 y^(-6)		2008-01-24
		From Bill: I need help completing this negative exponents problem: x to the power of 3 multiplied by y to the power of negative 6. What would the process to solving this problem be? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do I write the following in exponential form?		2008-01-09
		From Mandy: How do I write the following in exponential form? ( square root of a^-2 b)^5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2008-01-08
		From liam: i was wondering if anyone could help me with this question and tell me how and what the did; exponetial form of 4 326 180 501 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Multiplying exponentials		2008-01-02
		From jessie: Can you please explain how to put x^3 y^2 times x^1 y^3 in simplest exponential form? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Radicals in exponential form		2008-01-02
		From Andre: The title of the section in my textbook is to write each of the following radicals in exponential form. My question is how do u write the squareroot of 10 in exponential form? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Smallest cone containing a 4cm radius inscribed sphere		2007-12-19
		From Eva: A sphere with a radius of 4cm is inscribed into a cone. Find the minimum volume of the cone. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential form		2007-11-30
		From Sasha: How do I write the number 127398 in exponential for? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential Growth		2007-11-19
		From lisa: Hi i am a 8th grader who is learning about algebra and we are having test on exponent and i don't really get it i asked my teacher and she told me i should pay more attention so i want to know what exponential Growth means Answered by Penny Nom.
	The vertex of a cone		2007-11-18
		From miriam: how many verticies does a cone have Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2007-11-16
		From ashley: write a sentence for exponential form. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Cones and pyramids		2007-11-10
		From Eric: I have a question regrading the differences between a cone and a pyramid. In my son's Maths workbook, a cone is always referred to as a pyramid, which confuses me very much. I understand that a pyramid is a special case of a cone and therefore you can refer a pyramid as a cone but not the other way around. Am I correct? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Distributing prize money		2007-11-08
		From Barbara: Question from Barbara, a student: In writing competition, the first place winner receives 1/2 of the prize money. The second runner up receives 1/4 of what the winner won. what was the total amount of prize mone distributed if the winner receives $6,000? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?		2007-11-08
		From amarilis: why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The sum of the ones		2007-10-29
		From Hangsun: When 2 two digit numbers are added what is the greatest possible sum of the ones? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A graph with 100 vertices		2007-10-24
		From amarjeet: let g be a graph with 100 vertices numbered 1 to 100. Two vertices i and j are adjacent only if i-j=8 or i-j=12. The number of connected components in g are: 1. 8 2. 12 3. 4 4. 25 Answered by Penny Nom and Victoria West.
	Stanley Cup costume (truncated cone pattern)		2007-10-19
		From Janet: You hockey fans will love this question. I am making a Stanley Cup halloween costume and need a flat pattern for the bowl portion. I believe a truncated cone will work nicely. Base circumference needs to be 32" (10.19 diameter). Top circumference needs to be 44" (14 diameter). It needs to be 8" high. Thanks for your help. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Surface area of an open-ended cone		2007-10-16
		From Lorne: What is the surface area of an open ended cone? Measured at 10' high, 16' diameter on the bottom and 2' diameter at the top. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Doubling every day		2007-10-07
		From Jerrie: Patti saved pennies for 10 days. The first day she saved 1 cent. Every day after that she saved twice as much as the day before. How much money did Patti save altogether? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	how do you get 9^5-9^4/8 to equal 9^4		2007-10-01
		From nathen: how do you get 9^5-9^4/8 to equal 9^4 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two power expressions		2007-09-29
		From James: find the values for a and b (a*x to the power of -1*y)(-1/2*x*y to the power of b)=6*y to the power of -6 please show me how to do this. Can I begin by taking out the powers? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Size of a sphere fitting inside a cone		2007-09-27
		From Juan: I am supposed to find the largest sphere that will fit into a cone. I am assuming is a maximizing problem, but I am not sure of what relation (between a cone and a sphere) to use. Answered by Penny Nom and Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponents		2007-09-26
		From Calvin: Exponential form 5 3exponent x 5 4exponent divide 5 2exponent Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential regression		2007-09-24
		From Anonymous: I need help in finding this. Find a formula for exponential regression. Determine how to calculate a and b in the formula. Y = ba^x where y is as a function of x. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Large exponents		2007-09-24
		From Kira: Is there an easy way to calculate a number with a large exponent? For example, 2(10)^35. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Victoria West.
	12 men can complete a work in 8 days		2007-09-23
		From farah: 12 men can complete a work in 8 days. 3 days after they started working, 3 more men joined. In how many days will all of them together complete the remaining work. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Solving an equation with fractions		2007-09-20
		From Len: I am having a brain cramp or maybe I just forgot some basic math, but I am having trouble solving for "r" in your truncated cone example where r/(r+w)=r/R or r/(r+282)=911/1728. Could you refresh my memory by showing the steps to solve for "r"? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Tens and ones		2007-09-16
		From julia: My son has come home with a math question "what i know about 10s and 1s" we're totally stumped any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated Answered by Harley Weston.
	The contents of a silo		2007-09-14
		From Steven: I need to know how to find the weight of the contents of a silo that is 4 feet across and is funnel shaped at 60 degrees Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2007-09-12
		From Ericha: How do I express 1,679,616 in exponential form as a power of 6 using a calculator? Answered by Stepehe La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	Prime factors in exponential form		2007-09-06
		From Michelle: how would you write this: factor 48 as a product of primes written in exponential form Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential form		2007-09-05
		From jeanette: the African bush elephant is the largest animal and weighs 8 tons. write this amount in exponential form. Answered by Stephen la Rocque and Penny Nom.
	X^3 = 3/10		2007-09-05
		From ioana: If we have X at power 3 that result equally with 3/10 haw much X is ?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2007-08-31
		From Victoria: The cost of each space shuttle is about $10,000,000. Write this amount in exponential form. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential form		2007-08-29
		From Emily: Write the Exponential Form of 125 x 25 and 81 x 27. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A truncated cone		2007-08-24
		From JUAN: i need to create a template for a cone that has a 4 " opening at top, a 14" base and 12" tall.Can u tell me how to achieve this ? u have similar problems but when i try to do it , is not coming up right , please help.. Answered by Harley Weston.
	How much would 3 yards of stone cost?		2007-08-21
		From Sue: If it costs $13.50 a ton of 3/4" stone, how much would 3 yards of stone cost? Answered by Steve La Rocque.
	Logs and exponentials		2007-07-31
		From Marsia: Explain how the functions of exponents and logarithms relate to each other. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone with two fruits		2007-07-26
		From Meg: You have a cone shaped bag. At the bottom of the bag is an orange with radius r. On top of the orange is a melon with radius R. It touches the orange and fits snugly in the bag, touching it in a ring around the orange. Its top is at the same level as the top of the bag. What is the radius of the cone? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A one to one function		2007-07-24
		From Marsia: Explain what it means for a function to be one to one. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Calculating sales taxes		2007-07-11
		From Tonya: Hi, Im having trouble calculating GST and PST I know that in this province, GST is 6% and PST is 7%, I have a total of $275, and GST is 0.06, and PST is 0.07, so do I add those two and multiply them by the total, $275? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The lock code for my phone		2007-06-30
		From Amanda: okay so i forgot my lock code for my phone its four digits but i know it doesn't have a 1 or a 0 in it so it has to be from numbers 2 to 9 i need to know all the four digit combinations asap cause i cant use my phone till can someone please help me Amanda Answered by Penny Nom.
	If A is 1 and Z is 26		2007-06-29
		From Sue: If A is 1 and Z is 26 is there a word that when you multiply all the numbers instead of letters adds up to a million? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	Exponential form: x^y		2007-06-22
		From Kishor: whats the easy way to calculate X raised to Y where y is much greater than x. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Volumes of cones and cylinders		2007-05-29
		From George: 1. The volume of a cylinder is 1353cm3 A) What is the volume of a cone with the same radius as the cylinder but double the hieght of cylinder? B) What is the volume of a cone with the same height as the cylinder but with three times its radius? Answered by Steve La Rocque and Walter Whiteley.
	Solve for I		2007-05-23
		From Mark: A=4.9(B)*C^(.00925(D-.542))* E^(-.015(D))*E^(-.013(F))* (G/B)^(-.00825(D-.225))* H^-.877*(I/B)^.511*(J/B)^.319 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Constant rate of sand falling in a cone		2007-05-20
		From Nhi: Sand is falling into a conical pile . After 5 min. the pile has radius 24 and height 26 . After 7 min. tell how far the point c. is from the top of the cone (A). Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Lateral area of a right cone		2007-05-17
		From Crystal: In my homework the question says the lateral area of a right cone is 226.08 cm cubed. the slant hieght is 12 cm. Find the total surface area. How do I do that? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Maximizing the volume of a cone given the slant length		2007-05-14
		From Christina: A coffee filter for a new coffee maker is to be designed using a conical filter. The filter is to be made from a circle of radius 10cm with a sector cut from it such that the volume of coffee held in the filter is maximised. Determine the dimensions of the filter such that the volume is maximised. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Kerstin Voigt.
	Prisoners		2007-05-12
		From Ryan: Last monday, the county jail had 200 prisoners. Of these, 130 were accused of felonies, and 121 were accused of misdemeanors. How many prisoners were accused of both a felony and a misdemeanor? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponents and geometry		2007-05-12
		From Cynthia: Hi is (x^6)(x^4)1/2 = 5 And How does 1/2(3.14)(4.1) =26.3917 Answered by Penny Nom and Stephen La Rocque.
	Understanding log equations		2007-05-10
		From Sean: The number, N, of people who have heard a rumor spread by mass media at time, t, in days is modelled by N (t) = a / 1+ be^ -kt. If 50 people have heard the rumour initially and 300,000 people hear the rumour eventually, find a and b. If the rumour is initially spreading at the rate of 500 people per day, find k. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Is the point on a cone called a vertex?		2007-05-09
		From Felicia: Does a cone have a vertice? My teacher says that a vertice can only be made if two or more edges join up at an angle, so what do you call a point on a cone? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Slicing a double-napped cone with a plane		2007-05-07
		From Andrew: I am writing a paper about creating parallel lines by slicing a double-napped cone with a plane. I have found out how it can be shown by algebra that the equations for parallel lines are generated from the degenerate case of a second degree polynomial in two variables, but I have yet to find a source with a visual representation of this case. Do you know if it exists? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The radius of a cone		2007-05-07
		From Braden: i need to find the surface area but i only have the slant height and the height i need the radius how do i find it? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximize the volume of a cone		2007-04-27
		From ashley: hello, I've been stumped for hours on this problem and can't quite figure it out. The question is: A tepee is a cone-shaped shelter with no bottom. Suppose you have 200 square feet of canvas (shaped however you like) to make a tepee. Use calculus to find the height and radius of such a tepee that encloses the biggest volume. Can you help?? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	What is the square root of 729 to the third power?		2007-04-25
		From Tori: What is the square root of 729 to the third power? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2007-04-16
		From Cassia: I was just wondering, how do you write the squared root of 7x(to the 5th) in exponential form? If you could help explain that I'd be grateful. Thanks Answered by Brennan Yaremko.
	How do i form a paper cone		2007-04-14
		From Sash: How do i form a paper cone with the height of 25 cm, the slant height of 25.8 cm, and the radius of 6.2 cm? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	3 divided by 3 to it's fifth root		2007-04-06
		From Annie: How do I transform the equation 3 divided by 3 to it's fifth root to simple radical form (getting the radical out of the denominator)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A "claw setting" for a gemstone		2007-03-30
		From Stephanie: I'm trying to make a cone out of a flat sheet of metal for a "claw setting" for a gemstone. The cone must be 8mm wide at the top and 11mm long tapering to a point. But because the prongs must be cut out of the top the cone should not start to taper for a length of 3mm from that top 8mm. The 3mm prong is then bent over the 8mm stone. That probably doesn't make enough sense. But I don't know how to explain it. If it helps a claw setting is the very common prong setting for engagement rings or earrings. Please help as soon as possible as this is a commissioned piece for someone and I'm running out of time. I don't remember any math really from high school so please make the instructions really easy to follow. Thank You!! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A one pass calculation of standard deviation		2007-03-19
		From Murtaza: Hi I searched the listings but couldn't find what i am looking for. I have a dataset and i am allowed only 1 pass through it. At the end of this pass i must have the mean and standard deviation. Calculating the mean is easy as also demonstrated in your listings. I think the same can be done for standard deviation as well. But the doubt that i have is this :- Will the calculated standard deviation be sequence dependent ? i.e. if i change the order in which the data items enter the system, will the std deviation also change ?? Thanks in advance Murtaza Answered by Penny Nom.
	Negative exponents		2007-03-14
		From cookie: (2.50x^-3) - (3.0x^-1) please show me how to do this. The answer in the book is 7.5 x ^-4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	exponential decay of Carbon-14		2007-03-12
		From Christine: How do I set up the exponential decay formula for Carbon 14 with an initial amount of 1500 grams. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A truncated cone		2007-03-10
		From Russell: Hello, I have attempted to use two of your answers already given and had no real success. This young lady is making a cat food dispenser using a truncated cone. The top of the cone as a diameter of 5 inches with a height of 6 1/2 inches and diameter of 3 inches for the bottom. Could you please map out a solution for the both of us to understand? Thank you so much for your time and for this wonderful service. Russell Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a styrofoam cup		2007-03-08
		From leanna: find the volume of a styrofoam cup if the diameter of the top is three inches, the diameter of the base is 2 inches, and the height is 4 inches. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A metal shroud for a outdoor fireplace		2007-03-06
		From Arnold: I am making a metal shroud for a outdoor fireplace, it is basically a lampshade type pattern,like the bottom of a cone.The top has to be 6 inches to fit the 6 inch stovepipe,and the bottom will be a 24 inch circle. the sides will be 18 inches in length.With the cost of the sheet metal,I can only afford to cut this out once,can you help me with the pattern ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A long narrow cone		2007-03-04
		From Amy: I am an art student making a piece of jewelry out of a flat metal sheet. I'm trying to make a long narrow cone that's roughly 3 1/4" long and just slightly under 1" wide at the base. Since I'm no math wiz, I'm having a really hard time. Please help. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The lateral area of a cone		2007-02-27
		From Michael: Ive seen the other question about surface areas. I still don't understand the lateral area. In my math book, it has (pi * r * L) as the equation, r = radius and L = height of the cone. This is 8th grade math. Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a cone		2007-02-26
		From lee: hi i have a cone to calculate, the height and radius are equal and the slant height is 0.5m the total surface area is 15m sq i need to calculate the radius of the cone Note : this will lead to a quadratic equation could somebody have a look please Thanks Lee Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone		2007-02-24
		From SAFDAR: How to derive the formula for volume of cone? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Surface Area of a cone		2007-02-19
		From Cari: I am doing a math project. I am very confused on how to find the surface area of a cone. I have looked at other equtions but i still don't understand. How do you find the surface area of a cone that has a 15cm length and a 3.5cm radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form of complex numbers		2007-02-12
		From Austin: When dealing with imaginary numbers in engineering, I am having trouble getting things into the exponential form. The equation is -1+i now I do know that re^(theta)i = r*cos(theta) + r*i*sin(theta). Just not quite understanding the order of operations. Thanks Answered by Penny Nom.
	Large exponents		2007-02-09
		From Nick: I am trying to figure out an extremely large number. It relates to the estimated number of bacterial divisions in 12775 generations of bacteria. The problem I need to solve is: 2^12775 or 2 to the power of 12,775. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	Dividing money unequally		2007-02-06
		From Linda: I have a total of $13,826.48. It is to be divided by 15 kids - 2 of the kids only get half of what the other 13 do - how much do the 13 get and how much does the 2 get? Thanks Answered by Haley Ess and Steve La Rocque.
	The volume of a cone		2007-01-31
		From ajay: WHY VOLUME OF CONE IS ONE THIRD OF THE VOLUME OF CYLINDER? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Take $.01 and double it every day for 30 days.		2007-01-26
		From Pat: Take $.01 and double it every day for 30 days. How many dollars would you have? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Is -2^2 = -4 or 4?		2007-01-23
		From Joan: Is -2 squared, when written without parentheses around the -2, -4 or could this correctly be solved by squaring -2 (-2 x -2) for an answer of 4? Or, to correctly get an answer of 4, would the problem have to read (-2) squared? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Simplify (2x)^4 (1/2x^3)^2		2007-01-21
		From Sarah: Simplify (2x)^4 (1/2x^3)^2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Negative exponents		2007-01-11
		From Bob: I have to write this "Y-7" (but the -7 is an exponent) as a positive exponent. How? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Phone number combinations		2007-01-04
		From Efrain: i want to know the different combinations for numbers 7 digits the number are 0-9 its basically the different phone number combinations example: 555-6689 or 565-4896 i just want to know for many different combinations are there.... Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cones		2006-12-30
		From Cassie: A cone of radius 6 and height 12 and a different cone of radius 8 and height 12 intersect as shown in the figure below, where the vertex of one matches with the center of the base of the other. Find the volume of the intersection of the two cones (in exact form). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Place value, coins and money		2006-12-12
		From Emily: I was wondering what the best way would be to teach place value using coins and money. I have used base ten blocks already and am looking for a way to integrate money, perhaps on a place value chart and perhaps using decimals. Answered by Diane Hanson.
	Wheat is poured on a conical pile		2006-11-17
		From Rachel: wheat is poured through a chute at the rate of 10 cubic feet per minute and falls in a conical pile whose bottom radius is always half the altitude. how fast will the circumference of the base be increasing when the pile is 8 feet high? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Motorcycle expansion chamber design		2006-11-14
		From David: I'm interested in calculating cone information regarding motorcycle expansion chamber design for example. I guess it's called a truncated cone, from what I've read so far. If I know the center line height, small radius, and large radius of a truncated cone then, how can I calculate the angle (included angle?) the cone forms? I'd like to know the variations of the formula so I can calculate for angle, or length, or one of the diameters if I know the other two measurements. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	After how many hours will the class have been notified?		2006-11-10
		From Brittany: A college math class consists of 32 students. On Monday at 9:00 a.m., the teacher tells one student to notify other students that the test scheduled for Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. has been cancelled. The model for the number of students in the class who will have heard this information after t hours is N=32-32e^-0.02t. After how many hours will the class have been notified? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Zero as an exponent		2006-10-28
		From Don: Any real number (except zero) to the zero power equals 1 correct? Question: If for example x to the zero power equals 1 What is -x to the zero power equal to? What is -(x) to the zero power equal to? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Putting things in exponent form		2006-10-18
		From Sheila: Write in exponential form 2 sq. root a with an exponent 5. I do not understand on how to do it. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A specific 8 digit number in a 11 digit mobile phone number		2006-10-13
		From James: I need to know the chance of finding a specific 8 digit number in a 11 digit mobile phone number. the number must be 29571596 and the 11 digit phone number must end in this. All numbers 0-9 are used in a mobile number but the first 2 digits will always be 07. Is there a way to work this out?? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Constructing a cone		2006-09-20
		From Suresh: i want to know the required size of plate for cone rolling,sizes are 2950mm is bottom dia,894 is top dia and 600 is height.I have already read u r answers but i little bit confused ,harely and sue have given useful answers but when i worked both method the required plate size is different. so i like to know which method is easy and correct.and also i like know whether it can be rolled without segment my rolling machine width is 1500. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a cone		2006-09-08
		From Hermanson: I know the cone is 20 degrees at the top and 80 degrees at the bottom. What is the formula for finding the radius? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A base number raised to the power of 0		2006-08-24
		From Sheila: I'm a 5th grade teacher and need some help with a base number raised to the power of 0 always being 1. My kids asked me why and I told them I'd find out. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast is the water level rising		2006-08-12
		From Erin: Water runs into a conical tank at the rate of 9ft3/min. The tank stands point down and has a height of 10 ft. and a base radius of 5 ft. How fast is the water level rising when the water is 6 ft. deep? (V=1/3 pi r2 h). Answered by Penny Nom.
	A problem with exponents		2006-08-09
		From A student: (8a to the negative 2 b cube c to the negative 4/4a squared b to the negative 3 c squared) to the negative 2 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	2 to the -5th power		2006-06-19
		From Murray: Is 2 to the -5th power = -32? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Pyramids and cones		2006-06-06
		From Melissa: I was wondering if a cone can be considered a pyramid. Looking at many definitions of pyramids I have read that pyramids come to a common vertex. A cone comes to a vertex. But I also read that pyramids all have triangular faces. In this case a cone would not be considered a pyramid. Am I correct? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A truncated cone		2006-05-28
		From Phil: Hi, I am an art student and I am trying to make a "truncated cone" (ie: a cone with the top cut off) out of sheet metal. I need to design a template first and am having problems working out the angles. The truncated cone is 250mm high, 550mm wide at the bottom and 290mm wide at the top. Can you help? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	I want to calculate 0.00353 to the power 1.3		2006-05-14
		From Richard: I want to calculate 0.00353 to the power 1.3 How do I do it? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Pythagorus and cone dimensions		2006-04-26
		From Glynnis: How do you find the measure of a side that is not the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem? Also, how do you figure the surface area and volume of a cone when the radius is 5 yards and the height is 8 yards? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top?		2006-04-20
		From Jordan: How do you find the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top? The only information I have is the radius of the hemisphere, which is 4, and the total height, which is 7. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Geometric sequence and basic functions (graphs)		2006-04-20
		From Marlene: Which of the basic functions is related to the geometric sequence: Linear, Quadratic, Rational, or Exponential? Can you give me an example of how it would be used in normal life? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Cubic yards of landscape stone		2006-04-19
		From Janet: I need to spread landscape stone around my pool. A landscaper said I need 16 yards. What is the area of a cubic yard if I want the stone 3" deep? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Cone dimensions		2006-04-12
		From Mirnela: The height of a cone is 40 and the radius is 9. How do I find the slant height of this? Also, how do I find the area of the base of a cone if the radius is 7? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	An exponential function		2006-04-03
		From Meadow: The graph of an exponential function passes through the points (0,1) and (4,10) find the constant of growth or decay. State the function. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Exponential decay		2006-03-29
		From Casey: Fifty milligrams of a drug was injected into a patient at 6am. The drug is known to be eliminated according to the law of exponential decay. At 8.30am it was determined that 60% of the drug remained in the body. How many milligrams will remain in the body at midday? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of water in a cone		2006-03-21
		From Ghulam: A vessel has the shape of an inverted cone.The radius of the top is 8 cm and the height is 20 cm. Water is poured in to a height of x cm.Show that if the volume of the water is V cubic cm,then V=(4/75)pi x3. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone with an oval as base		2006-03-01
		From Richard: I am trying to find the volume of a cone that is not round but oval. Answered by Penn Nom.
	A lampshade shape		2006-02-11
		From Rose: Is there a solid shaped like a lampshade? Or do you just call it the bottom portion of a cone? Answered by Penny Nom.
	-3^4 and (-3)^4		2005-12-17
		From Brad: What is the answer to -34 = ? -(3)4 = ? (-3)4 = ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A sheet metal cone		2005-12-05
		From Laura: I am an art student and in the process of making a cone out of sheet metal. I am unable to work out the template I need to produce my final cone. The dimensions I have are that the final cone will be 58mm high and will have a diameter of 102mm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A long distance call		2005-12-05
		From A student: The Small World long distance phone company charges 55cents for the first minute of a long distance call and 23cents for each additional minute. 1. How much would a 10- minute long-distance call cost? 2. If a call costs $4.55. how long did the call last? 3. Write an equation for the total cost, C, of an m-minute long-distance call. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pattern for a truncated cone		2005-12-04
		From Nick: I need to make a large cone segment. The large end has ID of 57 inches and the small end has ID of 23 inches. The cone is essentially a 45 degree cone (90 degrees at the tip). The sides of the segment are 2 feet long. How do I lay out a flat pattern that will fold into this segment? I need to know radius 1 and radius 2 and the angle the piece must be. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated cone		2005-12-03
		From Sonny: I need to create a template for a cone that has a 2" opening at the top, a 4" base and stands 6" tall. Can you tell me how to achieve this? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Express t as a function of d		2005-11-30
		From Matthew: I have a problem on my homework I cant seem to figure out. Basically it gives me this Linear Regression Equation: ln t=1.5 ln d-0.8954 and it wants be to transform the equation expressing t as a function of d. For some reason I keep getting it wrong. Anyone got an idea of how to do this? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volumes		2005-10-31
		From Diane: My name is Diane and I am a returning student to a vocational technical school. As a reference point to see what I did/didn't remember from my HS math days, I was sent home with a 75 problem math packet. I was fine until I got to computing: 1. the volume of a cylinder-is it pi r2 h? 2. the volume of a cone- is it pi/3 r2 h? 3. the volume of a sphere- I can't even hazard a guess. Help- my last classroom was 23 years ago, and I've forgotten far too much! Answered by Penny Nom.
	(-2^6) = ?		2005-10-29
		From Amy: My teacher gave me the problem (-26) on our homework. She marked it wrong when I wrote down -64 for an answer. She said the correct answer was 64. Can you explain why it is 64? Answered by Penny Nom and Leeanne Boehm.
	A slump cone		2005-10-27
		From Wendy: we are trying to make a slump cone (used to measure the slump in concrete). It has dimensions of 8" diameter on the bottom, 4" diameter hole on the top and a height of 12". Please help, it is getting frustrating. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A conical hat		2005-10-22
		From Manish: I need to make a conical hat for my daughter's upcoming fancy dress, the circumference of the base(hollow) is 50 cms,the height of the cone is 30 cms,what should be the dimensions of the paper which will make a cone of the beforementioned dimensions? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone with vertex (1,1,2)		2005-09-26
		From Brandon: Find the equation of a double cone with vertex (1,1,2) and which intersects the xy plane in a circle of radius 4. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a pool		2005-07-09
		From Douglas: I have a pond that I need to treat with an anti algae solution which needs to applied based on the volume of water in the pond (in gallons). The rough diameter of the surface of the pond = 25 ft The depth of the pond = 8 ft The pond shape is conical How many gallons of water are in my pond? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Surface areas		2005-05-11
		From Jessica: How can I demonstrate to my high school students the reason for the formulas for the surface area of a prism, right cylinder, and regular pyramid, and right cone? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How much sand is in a pile?		2005-04-16
		From Larry: I was wondering if there is a formula for determining how much sand would be in a pile. I am a student in medical school, and this is a bonus question for a test. I hope you can help me. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Some liquid in a cone		2005-04-03
		From Vasuki: There are 2 right cones, height is X. one of them is filled from the bottom up (round side) = x/2, when you invert the cone and add the same amount of liquid inside the second cone, what is the HEIGHT of the liquid? Answered by Penny Nom.
	2^10 = -1/2^x - 1		2004-12-13
		From Randy: Could you explain to me how the following equation is solved please. 2^10 = -1/2^x - 1 Answered by Harley Weston.
	e = ln(b/a) solve for a		2004-12-01
		From Daniel: I am trying to make "a" the subject of this equation "e = ln(b/a)" but am not sure if i'm doing it right. Any help would be appriciated, Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Construction of a cone		2004-11-20
		From John: I am a builder working on a project where I need to make a cone. It's a right circular cone with 15" base radius and slant angle of 30 degrees. I want to cut it out of flat sheet metal then bring the edges together to form the cone. Is this enough information? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The force of a 5000 tonne lorry		2004-10-27
		From Aaron: A 50 tonne lorry is parked on a slope with a gradient of 4%. Due to the self weight of the lorry, what is the force * acting down the slope * acting normal (at right angles) to the slope Answered by Penny Nom.
	The last digit of a large exponent		2004-10-20
		From Landon: How can one determine the last digit of a large exponent by hand. I have seen several examples of how to do this by breaking it up into smaller exponents, but is there a formula or some common things to look for? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Manipulating exponents		2004-10-17
		From A student: I was wondering if you can describe the steps in getting the solution to the problem below. I have the solution of 5/3 in the back of a book, but I have no idea how that answer was reached. 2raised to the 100th power + 2raised to the 98th power divided by 2raised to the 100th power - 2raised to the 98th power Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a pile of mulch		2004-09-22
		From Sam: Is there a formula to determine the cubic feet of something in a pile. IE- I need to determine the cubic feet of a pile of mulch. The pile comes to a peak, so the length and width decrease as the pile increases. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Zero to the zero		2004-09-18
		From Greta: My name is Greta, and I am a 7th grader and my test is coming up. The question I would like to ask you is why 0 elevated to 0 is unidentified. Answered by Penny.
	Constructing a cone		2004-09-07
		From Steve: I am trying to build crayfish traps; one of the components is a cone shaped entry section. The cone I want to make would be 12" in diameter at the base and 12" in height, from base to peak. I need a formula to calculate the dimensions and a method of transferring the shape onto a flat piece of material. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Water in a cone		2004-07-28
		From A student: A vertically inverted cone( i.e. vertex down) has a radius 7 inches and height 24 inches. Water is filled to one third of its height .Find the ht of water when cone is turned upside down Answered by Penny Nom.
	x = 2^x		2004-07-12
		From A student: If the graphs of y=x and y=2x are drawn on the same set of axes, they will intersect when x is equal to what? (1)1 (2)2 (3)0 (4)They won't intersect. I know the answer is number 4 by graphing which is permitted; however, I would like to know if there is any algebraic way to do this type of problem.If yes, please show me how.Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Algebraic simplification		2004-03-31
		From Chris: Simplifying Exponents Question b^5d^2/b^3d^8 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Large exponents		2004-03-26
		From John: I have encountered problem with the lack of memory every calculator seems to have. No calculator, on or off the computer, I've found has the amount of memory or writing space to calculate the sums I want to solve. The sums are in great importance for my continued progress. The sums are following: 16777216^1310270, 16777215^995328, 16777215^786432 and 16777215^480000 Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Equivalent sets		2004-03-06
		From A student: If A=(1,2,3,4,...) and B=(5,10,15,20,...), is A equivalent to B. Why or Why not ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An elliptic cone		2004-02-24
		From Ben: I am building a model for my architecture class. I need to build a elliptic cone out of chipboard and i have no idea how to do this. The cone needs to be 20in tall and the ellipse has a max radius of 10in and a min radius of 8in. So my question is how do i lay this out on a piece of paper so that i can form the cone after i cut it out. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The vertex of a cone		2004-01-29
		From Richard: Please help me explain to my fourth graders as to why a cone has a vertex even though it does not have any straight edges. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	x^x^x^x^...		2004-01-23
		From Ryan: you have a number say x and it is to the power of x which is to the power of x and so on infinite times like x^x^x^x^x^x^x^... i have to figure out what x is so that the answer is always 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Making a cone		2003-12-22
		From Tracie: I am working on a craft project at home and I have been given the following information: 16" tall and 13" diameter at base, with 1 and 1/2 " opening at top. Is there a basic formula for creating a cone with this info? Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	Non-euclidean geometry		2003-12-08
		From Geoffrey: How can you use non-euclidean geometry to navigate on a sphere? What geometers did work in this area? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Non-Euclidean geometry		2003-12-03
		From Geoffrey: What are the applications of Non-Euclidean geometry (especially hyperbolic and spherical)? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Notation		2003-09-15
		From Kim: Question: i have a couple of questions 1. write in standard form a)4x2x8 b) 5 to the power of 4 . . . Answered by Penny Nom.
	One million seconds		2003-09-04
		From Vince: If you can write a number each second for one million seconds, how many hours would it take? Answered by Penny Nom.
	One percent of a billion		2003-09-04
		From Charles: What is one percent of one billion? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is 5 to the 0 power always 1?		2003-08-24
		From Crystal: Why is 5 to the 0 power always 1? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water in a cone		2003-08-12
		From Adrienne: Water is poured into a tank in the shape of an inverted right circular cone.ð The height of the tank is 8 m and its radius at the top is 4 m. a. Draw and label a picture to represent this situation.ð (I know how to do this) b. Identify all variable quantities. (h = 8m, r = 4m) c. Find an equation that relates the variable quantities, and reduce the number of variable quantities to two. I was thinking about the equation V = 1/3 pi r2 h, which is the Volume of a cone, but I am stumped as to how I am supposed to "reduce the number of variable quantities to two." Can you point me in the right direction? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A sphere inscribed in a cone		2003-08-10
		From A student: A sphere with radius 5cm is inscribed in a right circular cone 20 cm in height.find (a) the base radius ,volume of the cone (b)volume of the shaded space( to 3 sig fig) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Solve x = y^z for z		2003-06-28
		From Nathan: If x = y^z is there a way to solve for z, if x and y are given, without guessing or already knowing the answer? ie: 64 = 2^z 6 is the obvious value for z. Is there a way I could solve for this variable using a formula, which would also apply when more complex values were substituted for x and y? Answered by Penny Nom.
	5 to the power n		2003-05-28
		From Sam: What is the integer n for which 5 to the n power + 5 to the n power + 5 to the n power + 5 to the n power + 5 to the n power = 5 to the 25th power? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rules of exponents		2003-05-05
		From Carl: Hi, I am a student who would like to recall how to multiply exponents. Here is such an equation: 6.02569 X 1025 X 5.254 =? Also, adding exponents. Don't I just add subtract the exponents separately? Such as 523 +15-12 =?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Manipulating exponents		2003-04-21
		From Denita: Rewrite using only positive exponents: (4a^4b^2)^4 * (4a^ -3 bc^2)^ -3 Answered by Harley Weston.
	The vertex of a cone		2003-03-27
		From Holly: I read your response to Callie about whether a cone has a vertex or not. Is it ONLY a vertex if both halves of the cone are together or can one half of the illustration have a vertex? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	A sequence that converges to e		2003-03-16
		From Dane: Something I noticed fooling around with a calculator about 30 years ago. Considering e = 2.718281828459045.... Using Window's Calculator you will find 1.111 = 2.8531167... 1.01101 = 2.731861... 1.0011001 = 2.71964085... 1.000110001 = 2.71841774... 1.00001100001 = 2.7182954... 1.00000110000011 = 2.178231875... 1.000000110000001 = 2.178219643... There apears to be a pattern. My conjecture is: 1.'infinite number of zeros'11'infinite number of zeros'1 = e. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Arithmitic sequence		2003-02-01
		From A student: I am having problems solving this arithmetic sequence... 1, 5, 10, ___, 50, 1.00, ___, 10.00, ... I believe the answers to be 25 and 5.00 but I can't figure why. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A function that is onto but not one-to-one where f:N-->N		2002-12-06
		From Lisa: A function that is onto but not one-to-one where f:N-->N Answered by Penny Nom.
	A lampshade from a cone		2002-11-26
		From Ellsie: I need to make a pattern to cover an old lampshade. This is actually the bottom portion of a cone. Please help me figure out how to draw this pattern, so that we can complete our project. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential notation		2002-10-19
		From Ivy: I understand how to figure out for example 4 to the power of 3,what I don't understand is how to figure it out using both negative numbers and negative exponents,as an exaple -4 to the power of 6 and what makes this different that (-5) to the power of 7,please help me if you can.I am an adult taking correspondence and finding it quite frustrating. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponent 0		2002-10-02
		From Debbi: can you please tell me what the exponent 0 is (i.e. 70) Answered by Penny Nom.
	The interrelations of the propositions in Euclid I		2002-10-01
		From Rob: I'm a student at St. John's College in Santa Fe New Mexico, are school is devoted to the great books and we're now reading Euclid's Elements in english and Attic Greek. We have an assignment to show a frequency or flow chart of how all the propositions of book one are interrelated. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A cone that is cut off at the top		2002-09-23
		From Stuart: I have to work out the dimensions and arcs of a cone that is cut off at the top. I.e Top diameter is 33mm to bottom diameter is 43mm and the depth is 80mm Are you able to work what the flat of this cone would be as I need to design within the flat area and then have it cut out. I really need to know what the flat of it is before it is cut and curled to form the above cone. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Fractional exponents		2002-09-20
		From Jill: The problem is with fractional exponants: 10 1/3 mult. by 10,000 The 1/3 is an exponant of 10. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A paper model of a cone		2002-08-14
		From Bruce: I have made a paper model of a cone, cut a sloping section, and removed the top. I have drawn the major and minor axis on the paper surface of the section. The major axis is not symmetrical about the minor axis. To me, this is not an ellipse. To me, an ellipse is a tubular section, because this gives a symmetrical major axis. What is your opinion? Answered by Walter Whiteley and Chris Fisher.
	Future value		2002-06-27
		From Susan: If one were to invest $115 a month for 20 years and expect a 4% annual return, what is the value of this money in 20 years? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Conics		2002-05-29
		From Brooke: Which conic cannot be generated by an intersection of a plane and a double napped cone? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Telephone banking		2002-05-22
		From Fiza: To use telephone banking to pay bills, the customer has to enter the last three digits of each bill. the numbers 0 to 9 can be used. if the number happened to be the same on more tan one bill, the customer has to enter the first three digits as well. (a) what is the probability that a person has 2 bills to register with the same last three digits? ANSWER:P(2 bills to register)=1/10P3 1/(10!/7!), 1/(10*9*8)=.001389 (b) what is the probability that a person with 10 bills to register has at least 2 bills with the same last three digits? ANSWER:P=1/(10*10*10) =0.001 Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	oneths		2002-04-30
		From Logan: why are there tens-tenths hundreds-hudreths, but not oneths if that made no sense then how about this why does everything have two ways of saying things like tens and tenths but not a oneths Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The vertex of a cone		2002-04-13
		From Callie: Does a cone have a vertex? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone in 3 space		2002-03-20
		From Matthew: Let C in R3 be the cone defined by x2 + y2 - z2 = 0 (A) Let P be the plane described by x + 2z = 1 (i) Find a description of P in terms of two parameters s and t . . . Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	My salary is doubled everyday for 30 days		2002-01-17
		From Kanishk: I recieve 1 penny the 1st day, 2 pennies the 2nd day, and my salary is doubled everyday for 30 days. How much money will I have by the end of the 30 day time period? (Is there a way of solving this problem without a chart?) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Negative exponents		2002-01-16
		From Julie: If z to the power of -4= 1/z4 then how would you solve 1/t-2? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2001-12-11
		From Crystal: Hi, I am asking a question on behalf of a homeschooling grade 11 student. She is having trouble with changing something like (3-4)2 into a exponential form. First of all she needs to know what the term means "exponential form" and then the process of it. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water in a conical tank		2001-10-20
		From Sarah: The problem: Water flows into a conical funnel at a continuous rate of one gallon per minute (One gallon = 231 Cu.In.). The height of the funnel is 5" and the diameter is 8". The 1st formula: I need to develop a formula that will give the volume, in cubic inches, of the water in the funnel at any time t (in seconds). V = f(t). The 2nd formula: I need to develop a formula that will give the height of the water in the funnel at any time t (in seconds). h = f(t). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rules of exponents		2001-10-14
		From Carissa: how do you work this out? Investigate the relationship between a,b,c and d if 2a*2b=4c/4d? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Zero as an exponent		2001-10-04
		From Wendy: How do I explain to kids that i.e. 5 exponent 0 = 1? Does 0 exponent 0 = 1? Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom.
	1:5		2001-09-27
		From Sandy: A colleague and I have a disagreement about dilutions. I seem to remember that I was taught (although it was a long time ago) that a RATIO was written thusly: 1:5 , and read " one part to five parts", for a total of 6 parts. On the other hand, a fraction is written: 1/5 and is read" one part in five" for a total of 5 parts. My colleague says that the ratio reads "one part in five" and is essentially the same as a fraction. Which is right? Have I been doing dilutions wrong all this time? I teach Animal Nursing and need to know where I can find a consise answer to such questions for making up medicated fluids, etc. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Earthquake warning		2001-09-03
		From Dillon: In the city of Skangai there are 6 million people.Each person has to tell 2 more people that theres going to be an earthquake. After they do they leave the city. There will be no duplications.It takes 3 minutes to tell each person. How long will it take for the whole city to know about the earthquake? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A phone bill		2001-06-18
		From Janet: What is the formuala to calculate cost per minute? Here is the data below # of calls - 238 # of minutes - 443 cost - $70.06 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2001-06-06
		From A student: Hello can u please answer my question what is the exponent form of 8x8x8x8 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Conservation, consumption and population growth		2001-06-04
		From Steve: I'm trying to quantify the relation between conservation/consumption and population growth. For instance let's consider California: The 2000 census states that California's population grew from 29,760* in 4-1990 to 33,871 in 4-2000. I want to find r or rate of growth per year. Based on the exponential growth formula for population growth: . . . Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pile of sand		2001-05-14
		From Gul: Sand for use on icy roads is stored in a conical pile 14.2 m high and with a base diameter of 34.4 m calculate the volume of the pile if one sander can take 6.9 m of sand, how many sanders can be filled from the pile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Powers		2001-03-04
		From A student: Hey, can you show me how you do .. (2xy)to the 3rd power (x) to the 2nd power? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Faces		2001-02-21
		From Sandy: How many faces are there on a sphere? What are the faces of a cone? What is the definition of a "face" of a 3D object? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Multiplying one and two digit numbers		2001-02-11
		From Marty: When multiplying do you put the number you are multiplying by on the top or the bottom. Example if you are multiplying by 6's would you write the problem 6 x 2 or 2 x 6 Maybe it just doesn't matter. But when you get to double digits, the double digit always goes on the top? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Bicycles and phone calls		2001-02-08
		From Sarah: A bicycle has a diameter of 66 centimeters. How many times must the tire rotate to travel 1 kilometer?explain answer. Becky want to make a long distance call to her friend Sarah from a pay telephone.She has $5.00 in change.The call costs $0.90 for the first three minutes and $0.24 for each additional minute.How long can Becky talk to Sarah? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	(-2b+3)(-b-1)		2001-02-06
		From Melissa: Alright, lets say you are multiplying (-2b+3)(-b-1) and you are using "FOIL" first you would get : 2b2+2b-3b-3 then you add like-terms. when multiplying,if the bases are the same, add the exponents...does the same thing apply when you are adding the results of the multiplication even though it's addition? would the answer be 2b3-3b-3 or would it be 2b2-b-3? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 + 1 = 1		2001-01-23
		From Stephanie: My friend has this as a bonus question the other day and I want to figure it out. I don't know how 1+1 in any form could equal 1. Please let me know how you come about geting that. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Polynomials and exponents		2001-01-15
		From A student: I am duing a project in math on polynomials and exponents. I need a real life usage of polynomials and exponents for my project. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponents		2001-01-14
		From A student: I am wondering if a number raised to the second power is "squared" and a number raised to the third power is "cubed" is there a name for any number raised to any other power. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Calculating the tax		2000-12-22
		From A grocer: I have a small grocery store. I have a bag of money containing $325. This represents the mornings receipts and a tax of 5.75% is included in the total. How can I separate the gross take from the tax take so that I'll know how much is mine and how much is the state's? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Graphing F(x) = 3x		2000-11-06
		From Jose: graph the exponential problem F(x)=3x Answered by Harley Weston.
	Isolating an exponent		2000-09-24
		From C. Scott: Suppose you invest $500.00 in an account that pays 10% interest compounded annually. How long will it take for this value to triple? A=p(1 + i)a A=1500 i=0.1 1500=500(1.1)a p=500 a=unknown How do you solve this problem algebraicly? How do you isolate the variable (a) when it is an exponent? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Manipulating powers		2000-09-13
		From Phil: 21/5 x 42/5 = ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Making a paper cone		2000-07-30
		From John: The question of how to lay out & cut out of paper, cones came up. I would like the cone have : A base of 4 inches and height of 4 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Calculator and telephones keypads phones		2000-06-27
		From Thomas Smith and Veronica Yates-Riley: On a keyboard, why is the number "7" on the top of the keypad as opposed to the number "1" at the top a telephone keypad? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volume of a sphere		2000-05-21
		From Kevin Partridge: Does anyone have a way to physically demonstrate how to explain the volume formula for a sphere? Or perhaps how to derive the formula without calculus? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Radioactive decay		2000-05-18
		From Catherine Sullivan: Please help me with the following: The radioactive isotope carbon-14 is present in small quantities in all life forms, and it is constantly replenished until the organism dies, after which it decays to carbon-12 at a rate proportional to the amount of C-14 present, with a half life of 5730 years. Suppose C(t) is the amount of C-14 at time t. Find the value of the constant k in the differential equation: C'=-kC In 1988 3 teams of scientists found that the Shroud of Turin, which was reputed to be the burial cloth of Jesus, contained 91% of the amount of C-14 contained in freshly made cloth of the same material. How old is the Shroud according to the data? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A colony of bacteria		2000-04-22
		From Nicci Demmin: Suppose that the bacteria in a colony can grow unchecked, by the law of exponential change. The colony starts with one bacterium and doubles every half hour. How many bacteria will the colony contain at the end of 50 hours? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Lining a cone		2000-04-06
		From Jim Campbell: I am not a student, I am trying to solve a business problem. The question. If I want to put a lining in a chute that is cone shaped, how do I calculate the size steel plate I need to do that. The cone is 10' in diameter at the top and has a 20" hole at the bottom. The total height of the chute is 8'. Answered by Harley Weston.
	y = x^x^x^x...		2000-04-05
		From Michael Hackman: Find the derivative of: y = x^x^x^x... on to infinity. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Compounding continuously		2000-03-21
		From Gina: You deposit $1500 in an account that pays 6.5% annual interest, compounded continuously. Find the balance after 10 years. I'm not sure what to do with the "compounded continuously" part. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Functions that satisfy f' = f		2000-03-16
		From Kevin Palmer: Recently my calculus teacher asked his students to try and find any functions whose derivatives where the exact same as the original function. The only function then I have determined that statement to be accurate in is all the natural exponential functions. Ex. f(x) = ex, f'(x) = ex If possible could you please email me all the functions that you can find in which the original function and its derivative is identical. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Saving for college		2000-03-01
		From Andrew Kunz: SAVING FOR COLLEGE In this project, you will forecast a friend's finances. Jane has received $75 from her grandparents on every birthday since she was one year old. She has been saving the money in an account that pays 5% interest. She is saving her money to help you pay for her college education, which she will start this fall after her 18th birthday. She also has been receiving birthday checks from her other relatives, but these didn't start until she was 12 years old. The amounts of these checks from her 12th birthday until her 18th birthday are $45, $45, $55, $50, $55, $60, $65. How much money will she have saved just from her birthdays by the time she starts college? IS this a reasonable amount to pay for a used car during her junior year in college? If she had invested her money in a different accoutn that had earned 7% interest, how much more money would she have saved? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Slant height of a cone		2000-02-24
		From Jocelyn Wozney: I need help with this problem for my high school calculus class. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated-I am pretty stumped. "Express the volume of a cone in terms of the slant height 'e' and the semi-vertical angle 'x' and find the value of 'x' for which the volume is a maximum if 'e' is constant. Answered by Harley Weston.
	More on googols		2000-02-23
		From Kevin Brennan: Could you please give me a couple of examples of when you MATH guys would use a google. Do youu measure, like, galaxies with it ? Or was it created to keep track of Mr Gate's bank account. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An unbelievable story		2000-01-17
		From Melissa: good morning-i am taking a course "math for elementary teachers" and i have a take home problem that i really need help on. here is the question -the million dollar problem a recent item in the newspaper described a robbery in which the robber had held up a local bank for 1 million dollars in small bills, had the tellers put the money in a briefcase which he gave them, and fled the scene on foot. is this story believable? explain your answer! Answered by Harley Weston.
	Phone Number Possibilities		2000-01-09
		From Hamilton Weston: How do phone companies arrive at the possible number of phone numbers that can be generated for customers? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Logarithms		1999-12-16
		From Pierre: Can you please answer those three question inverse or the exponential function. logx 81 = 4, x expo4 = 81, x = +or- 4square root 81, x = +or- 3 s.s = {3} Why is -3 not acceptable. . . . Answered by Harley Weston.
	Log Cancel		1999-12-03
		From Justin Murray: Ok I feel like a goof because I know this and I cant think of an answer But I want to isolate the x in the function y=2^x how do I do this? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Zero to the zero		1999-12-02
		From A middle school teacher: I am a middle school teacher who is looking for a precise explanation of why zero raised to the zero power is undefined. I am hoping to get an explanation using something other than the fact that diividing by zero is undefined. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Get rich quick		1999-12-02
		From Holly Hutson: If one cent were placed in an investment that doubles in value every day, what would be the value of the investment at the end of 30 days? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A matching quiz		1999-11-20
		From William J. Ricciardi: I gave a matching quiz the other day and one of my students got all 9 incorrect. That got me thinking......What is the probability that someone could get all 9 questions incorrect? Answered by Peny Nom.
	Two derivatives		1999-11-16
		From Gina Renicker: The derivative of: y=e(xlnx) and y=x2arctan(x1/2) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Nines and ones		1999-11-05
		From Greg Miller: Using the numbers 1, 1, 9, 9, only once each, how can I create an expression that equals 10 using only the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and/or parentheses? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	(-5)^2, -5^2 and -(5)^2		1999-10-13
		From Jennifer Brown: What is the difference between the following problems: (-5)2, -52 and -(5)2 Our text book (Beginning Algebra, fourth edition, published by McGraw Hill, by Streeter, Huthison and Hoetzle) says the second and third problem are exactly the same. I don't see how that can be. Is there a mathematical rule that explains this? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A googol		1999-10-06
		From Kevin Brennan: describe to me a guegoll is that how u spell it? it sounds like that Answered by Penny Nom.
	Surface area of a cone		1999-09-18
		From Frothy: I don't understand how to find the surface area of a cone. The height is 12cm and the radius is 5cm. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	2 to the x and x squared		1999-09-17
		From John: For what values of x is 2 to the exponent x greater than x squared? Answered by Harely Weston.
	Slopes of curved lines		1999-06-09
		From Stephen Ehrler: When one plots the graphs of y=2x, y=3x, y=xx When each of these graphs pass through point (0,1) do they have the same slope? I know they are different lines but is it possable that they have the same slope at point (0,1). Answered by Harley Weston.
	The Binomial Theorem for rational exponents		1999-04-15
		From Angela Evans: The full question is this: Isaac Newton generalized the Binomial Theorem to rational exponents. That is, he derived series of expansions for such expressions as (x+y)-3 (x+y)2/3 (x+y)5/6 What did Newton find? What are the first four terms of the series expansions of binomials above? How can this extended Binomial Thrm. be used to aid in calculations? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Large Numbers		1999-04-05
		From CK: Hello. I need a lesson plan for grades 4 to 7 dealing with the concept of large numbers. Specifically, how to teach scientific notation. The lesson plan has to deal with the following: the size of the universe is so huge that is is almost beyond the ability of the mind to comprehend. One way is to measure... Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Non-Euclidean Geometry		1999-02-10
		From Robert Smith: Is non-euclidean geometry necessary for the college bound student? I have students that are inerested in teaching math one day. My school is restricted to Euclidean Geometry. Answered by Walter Whiteley and Jack LeSage.
	Primary Mathematics		1999-02-08
		From Syairul: Mr Wu earned $2365 in January. He earned $375 more in February than in January. If he spend $4250 in the two months and saved the rest, how much did he save? Answered by Jack LeSage.
	Money and Counting		1999-02-03
		From Deborah Goodman: I am looking for ways to tutor my daughter in money counting and handwriting skills. Answered by Jack LeSage.
	-(4)^0 = ?		1998-12-02
		From Derek Yau: I would like to know why any number to the exponent 0 equals to 1 also, I would like you to please answer this question: -(4)^0 = ? I know the answer is 1 but I am confused as to if it is a negative one or a positive one. Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	French Francs		1998-10-01
		From Richie Franklin: 1.what did one dollar equal in France francs ten years ago, twenty years ago, and fifty years ago? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	15 to the zero		1998-06-24
		From Mike Husken: My daughter has the problem: 15 with an exponent of zero=1. Could you help explain why? I would appreciate an answer soon as she has class tomorrow. thanks, Answered by Penny Nom and Patrick Maidorn.
	A Logic Problem		1998-06-07
		From Anthony Bacigalupo: My name is Anthony Bacigalupo and I take Sequential ][ Math and am taking a practice regents. When doing a logic problem, I encountered the following statements, where I am trying to prove P ( I left out steps unrelated to the question).... Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Pay Phone Problem		1998-02-26
		From Shameq: Hi, I've been given a problem that I'm having some trouble with. I'd really appreciate any help. Here's the question (it's called the Pay Phone Problem) A pay phone will take only 10p, 20p, 50p, and £1 coins"(It's British). A woman has plenty of 10p and 20p coins. She has no other coins. She can put the coins into the pay phone in any order. INVESTIGATE the number of different ways, she could put the 10p and 20p coins into the pay phone. Answered by Penny Nom.
	(50^20)(20^50)		1998-02-24
		From fion: 50 power of 20 X 20 power of 50? How many zero can be found in the answer and why? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Some Calculus Problems.		1997-10-30
		From Roger Hung: What real number exceeds its square by the greatest possible amount? The sum of two numbers is k. show that the sum of their squares is at least 1/2 k^2. . . . Answered by Penny Nom.
	Diagramming Powers		1997-10-15
		From David Fill: I am a teacher in Massachusettes. We have been diagramming numbers such as two to the third (a 3-D cube). One of my students asked me how you would diagram two to the fourth. I have searched through all of my teachers books and cannot seem to find the answer to this question. Is there a way to diagram this? If there is, how would you do this? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Formulae for Surface Area.		1997-04-28
		From Gary Millward: I'm trying to help my son with his Math homework (Grade 10) and he has to find the surface area of a cone and rectangluar pyramid. We have the formulas for the volume of these solids, but can't seem to locate the formulas for surface area. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Natural Logarithm Functions		1997-04-23
		From Rickson: The following two questions are some of my son's homework that he is having trouble with......any advice or assistance would be appreciated. (eX)5=1000.............the X and 5 are exponents lnx + ln(x+3) = ln10 In each question the problem is to find x. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Smith, Rodriguez and Jones		1996-11-07
		From Rafayel Ambartsumyan: On a train, Smith, Rodriguez, Jones are the fireman, brakeman, and engineer, but not in that order. Also aboard the train are three businessman who have the same names, a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Rodriguez, and a Mr. Jones. ..... Who is the engineer? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do you raise a number to an imaginary/complex power?		1996-07-03
		From Andy Golden: How do you raise a number to an imaginary/complex power? I know how you raise "e" to a complex power, like e^(pi*i): cos pi + i * sin pi But what about numbers other than "e"? What if I want to raise 5 to the 2i power? How is that done? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	a to the power zero		1996-06-03
		From Beti: Why is a number to the power 0 equal to 1? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Exponents		1996-02-25
		From Eric Cote: I want to know why the grade six math books tell you that the little number at the top right of another number (exponent) is called the power, but the grade seven and up books tell you it's called the exponent? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A=B+C+D+F+G+H+J		2007-11-27
		From Boubendir: voila ma question et comme savoir les nombres additioné en etulisant le resultat A=B+C+D+F+G+H+J au debut ons a les B,C,D,F,G,H,J on connaissent leur valeur comment retrouver valeur on etulisant leur resultat Answered by Claude Tardif.
	volume d'un cône		2006-11-29
		From Emmanuel: On peut diviser un cube en 3 pyramides et ainsi en déduire le volume d'une pyramide. Mais comment peut-on déduire le volume d'un cône de celui d'un cylindre? Comment visualise-t-on la division d'un cylindre en trois? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	l'explication de 1 - 1,1 exposant -5		2006-08-12
		From Karin: Ma question est l'explication de 1 - 1,1 exposant -5 Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Volume d'un cône		2006-04-24
		From Christelle: Caroline décide de se servir de ses connaissances mathématiques pour "rouler" son petit frère: "Arthur, dit-elle, je te propose que nous mettions chaucun un euro dans l'achat d'un cône glacé. Je mangerai la première, jusqu'à mi-hauteur, et toi, tu auras la seconde moitié." Combien la part de Caroline représenterai-elle par rapport à celle de son petit frère s'il acceptait ? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Exposant		2005-09-06
		From Enzo: Puis-je savoir combien donne 2 exposant 100 ? et 9 exposant 3012 ? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	le système RSA		2005-02-19
		From Un eleve: Je suis actuellement en classe préparatoire MP au lycée Henri Poincaré de Nancy et je souhaiterais obtenir des informations sur l'exponentiation modulaire car je réalise un TIPE sur la cryptographie et plus particulièrement le système RSA. pourriez-vous m'indiquez en quoi consiste l'exponentiation modulaire et comment cela fonctionne. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Recherhce sur pi et exponentielle		2001-03-17
		From Cyril: étudiant a la fac de sciences de montpellier je cherche des informations concernant la demonstration suivante: "comment prouver que pi et exponentielle sont irrationnels?" Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Exposant à la 0		2000-07-04
		From Sylvie: J'aimerais savoir combien fait 0 exposant 0. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Le sang humain		1998-10-06
		From Golden: Le sang humain contient approximativement 2,5 x globules rouges. Chaque globule a un rayon de 0,004 mm. Si on le place ces globules bout a bout, quelle est la longeur de la chaine en millimetres? En kilometres? Compare toi avec la circonference de la terre (24 000 km) (Travail avec exposants) Answered by Claude Tradif.

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