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	Velocity and acceleration		2021-01-09
		From yen: The motion of a stone projected upward is given by the relation s=112t - 16t^2. What are the values of velocity and acceleration when t=3 sec? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations with fractions		2020-10-22
		From mia: I am supposed to look for x and y. my teacher didn't explain very well. please help : (( 2x - y = 5 x/4 + y/3= 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A confusing problem		2020-10-01
		From Kgaugelo: a triangle has the vertices A(-4;-3),B(x;y)and C(2;1). Determine the coordinates of B if the equation of the line BC is y=5x-9 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A problem involving distance, time, and rate.		2020-09-15
		From Ruby: Amy drove on the highways at 70 miles/hour to pick up fruits from her grandma’s garden in the morning. She stayed there for two hours. When coming back in the afternoon, she drove on the local roads at 40 miles per hour to avoid traffic. She spent a total of 8 hours for this trip, and drove a total 300 miles. How many miles did she drive each way? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2020-09-05
		From Paa: a+b=8 a+c=13 b+d=8 c-d=6 find the value of each letter 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 system of equations.		2020-04-27
		From solomon: xy + x =28 x + y +4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Building a house in one year		2020-04-22
		From Fify: If it takes 8 men to build a house in 450 days. How many men would it take to build the house in 365 days? Is there a specific method to calculate this please? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two chords		2020-04-14
		From Frank: How to find the length of the radius of a circle if you know the lengths of two chords Answered by Penny Nom.
	Form a square and a triangle from a wire		2020-04-08
		From Raahim: 2. A 2 meter piece of wire is cut into two pieces and once piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. Where should the wire cut so that the total area enclosed by both is minimum and maximum? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The center and radius of a circle		2020-03-25
		From Riley: so it says find the center and the radius of the below circle x^2+(y-6)^2=121 i need help learning how to solve this Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sipping juice from a Tetra Pak		2020-02-11
		From Anjhelic: Karen is sipping juice from a 1 in. by 3 in. by 6 in tetra pack at the rate of 0.5in³/sec. How fast is the height of juice in the pack decreasing? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Investigating y = (-2)^x		2020-01-13
		From Gonzalo: This is not precisely a maths question, but it is formulated based on my maths curiosity. Fidgetting with my new graphic calculator, I started graphing things and had the idea to graph $y=(-2)^x.$ The result surprised me, and I thought a little bit about it, stored it on the back of my brain, and promised myself to look deeper into it someday. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Simultaneous equations		2019-10-16
		From deepak: This is too complicated please help me 8/x - 10/y = 1 and x+y=9 Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is -5 squared?		2019-09-10
		From Pori: What is -5 squared? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A negative minus a negative		2019-09-03
		From Maggie: Why is a negative minus a negative a negative? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a circle of given area		2019-08-14
		From shelby: What's the radius of a circle that has an area of 803.84cm2? I also need examples of how you got the answer. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a frustum		2019-06-24
		From Abdulganiy: A right pyramid on a base 10cm square is 15m high a)find the volume of the pyramid b)if the top 6m of the pyramid is removed what is the volume of the remaining frustum? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximize monthly revenue		2019-05-23
		From a student: A real-estate firm owns 100 garden type apartments. At RM400 per month, each apartment can be rented. However, for each RM10 per month increase, there will be two vacancies with no possibility of filling them. What rent per apartment will maximize monthly revenue? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volume and Surface area of a sphere		2019-05-03
		From Caitlin: Why does the surface area formula of a sphere have a squared radius while the volume of a sphere has a cubed radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Is every rectangle a rhombus?		2019-04-25
		From Danny: Is a rectangle a rhombus??? True or False Answered by Penny Nom.
	Salary Plus Commission		2019-04-05
		From Herschel: Fire Fighting Equipment pays salespeople as follows: $452 per week plus a commission of .9% on sales between $15,000 and $25000, with 1.1% paid on sales in excess of $25,000. Find the gross earnings for an salesperson whose Total Sales are $28,400. (No commission is paid on the first $15,000 of sales) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Misuse of greater than		2019-03-07
		From Kenneth: I have an old business mathematics textbook. The authors have indicated that the following expressions indicate multiplication: ? is 2/3 greater than 90; ? is 2/3 smaller than 90. They also indicated that the following expression would indicate division: 30 is 2/3 greater than ? and 30 is 2/3 smaller than ?. How can these phrases indicate multiplication and division? How can 60 be 2/3 greater than 90 and also smaller than 90 as indicated above. What were the authors thinking? I have added the page from the book that indicates what I have explained in my message Kenneth Answered by Harley Weston.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2018-12-14
		From zaheer: solve simultaneous equations and give answer in fractional form 3x - 2 = 4y +5/3 y + 7 = 2x + 4 would really appreciate some help on this please 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.
	A locus of points		2018-09-03
		From Ericka: Find the locus of points three times as far from (0,4) as from (2,0) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Gauss' Addition of whole numbers.		2018-04-30
		From Brad: I found this on your site. Question: what is the sum of the first 100 whole numbers?? Is there a different formula if the numbers begin at a number other than one? For example What is the series I want to add is goes from 7 - 53? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The limit of (e^x-1)^(1/x) as x tends to 0		2018-02-27
		From ARGHA: Find the limit of (e^x-1)^(1/x) as x tends to 0. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Dividing a region in half		2018-02-24
		From mandy: There is a line through the origin that divides the region bounded by the parabola y=4x−5x2y=4x−5x2 and the x-axis into two regions with equal area. What is the slope of that line? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A parallelogram, a rhombus and a rectangle		2018-02-07
		From Sambo: what do parallelogram, rhombus and rectangle have in common? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent to a curve		2017-10-22
		From Jasem: Suppose that f(x)=(3x-3)^1/2. (A) Find an equation for the tangent line to the graph of f(x) at x=2 (B) Find all values of xx where the tangent line is horizontal, and enter them as a comma-separated list (e.g., 2,-3,6). If there are none, enter none. Values of x Answered by Penny Nom.
	Salary plus commission		2017-10-16
		From Natasha: Veronika works at Future Shop and earns ₱10.50/h plus 6% commission on sales. Last week Veronika worked 40 hours. What was Veronika’s weekly gross salary if her total sales were ₱2050? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The distance between the origin and a moving point on a graph		2017-10-16
		From Paulina: Find the rate of change of the distance between the origin and a moving point on the graph of y=x^2 +1 if dx/dt=2 centimeters per second 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.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2017-09-09
		From Farah: Hi, my name is Farah. I hope you can help me with this question . X/2 + g/5= 3 and 2g - f = 10 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2017-09-02
		From keto: x-y=2,x^2+xy=12 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2017-06-02
		From Jamal: 1/x + 1/y =5 and 1/y - 1/x =-1 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.
	Is the square root of 2 plus the square root of 2 irrational?		2017-03-29
		From haya: how can i prove the the square root of 2 plus the square root of 2 is an irrational number? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiate y = x^x^x		2017-03-19
		From Nafis: differentiate y = x^x^x Answered by Penny Nom.
	The average rate of change of cot(t)		2017-01-18
		From Brianna: Hello! It's been a while since I've taken a math course, and I'm stuck on a problem in my calculus course. The question is this: Find the average rate of change of the function over the given interval. h(t)=cot(t) a) [5pi/4, 7pi/4] Answered by Penny Nom.
	Five equations		2017-01-16
		From Muhammed: A x 4 = E B ÷ 4 = E C + 4 = E D - 4 = E ___________ & A + B + C + D = 100 what is the value of E Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2016-12-21
		From Kimi: I am stuck on this,can someone please help me???? 1/2x+1/3y=11 8x+2/5y=102 Can someone please explain how to solve questions like these?? Or else I will never learn... Thank you Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two concentric circles		2016-12-21
		From shrestha: Two concentric circles have radii of 14 cm and 7 cm respectively. Find the area of space between them. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area and radius of a circle		2016-12-19
		From india: How do you find the radius of a circle if only the area is given to you? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Is every rectangle a rhombus?		2016-11-28
		From Robert: not every rectangle is a rhombus.true or false? if false please leave a short explanation. thank you:) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2016-11-25
		From Rohan: x-2/3 + y - 1/4 = 13/12 2-x/2 + 3 + y/3 = 11/6 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Radius angle and arc length		2016-11-24
		From pavidthra: Length or arc 11 and angle of subtended 45.need to find a radius Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volume of liquid remaining in a tilted cylinder		2016-11-08
		From Brian: I am trying to determine the amount of a liquid remaining in a 55 gallon drum when it is tilted at 45 degrees and the liquid level is low enough so that the liquid does not completely cover the bottom of the drum. Your help is greatly appreciated. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A circle formed from bending a wire		2016-10-16
		From Deszaree: The same piece of a wire is bent to form a circle calculate: a, the radius of the circle b, the area of the circle Answered by Penny Nom.
	2,006-1-2-3-4-...-48-49-50		2016-09-24
		From Mimi: Compute the following: 2,006-1-2-3-4-…-48-49-50 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The distance around a warehouse		2016-09-21
		From Chuck: How far do I walk when I walk around a 751,000 sq. ft. warehouse? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integrate (x^2 - 4x + 4) ^4/3		2016-09-15
		From Ifah: Hi i have questions please answer Integral 2 sampai 3 dari (x² - 4x + 4) ^4/3 dx Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a coffee cup		2016-09-12
		From Brett: What is inside radius, in centimeters of a coffee cup if it holds 350g of coffee when filled to a depth of 9.5 cm? Assume coffee has the same density of water, 1.00g/cm3. A numeric value is expected and not an expression. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A suspension bridge		2016-08-18
		From sai: The main cable of a suspension bridge has the shape of a parabola. The cables are strung from the top of two towers, 61 metres apart, each 15.25 metres high above the roadway. The cable is 1.5 metres above the roadway at the point that is directly between the towers. h(x)=a(x-30.5)^2+1.5 where a is the constant and its value to be determined. a) determine the value of the constant a by using that the fact that height of the suspension cable, h(x) is 15.25 metres at each tower. Hence, write the updated model equation. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The modulus of a complex number		2016-07-29
		From Cheyenne: There's a question on my Summer Assignment I cant figure out. Here it is: Find the absolute Value of the complex number. -5i Please help? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations with fractions		2016-07-22
		From kanesh: p/2+q/3=3 p/4+2q/3=3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2016-06-25
		From sena: 2x/3+3y/2=-1 4x-5y=22 simultaneous equation Answered by Penny Nom.
	Implicit differentiation		2016-06-06
		From Pranay: Is a circle x^2+y^2=2 a function? If it is not a function, why is it possible to do implicit differentiation on it? Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a truncated rectangular pyramidal pond		2016-05-13
		From Paul: How do you calculate a partially filled truncated rectangular pyramid if you always know the bottom rectangle, the maximum height top rectangle perimeter, but have a varying height. Similar to filling up a pond you know the current height and dimensions at the max rectangle how do you calculate it half full i.e. 10x30 outside perimeter with a 2x8 base and a max height of 6ft how do you calculate it at 3ft without re-measuring the top perimeter. Thanks, Paul Answered by Harley Weston.
	A pair of equations with fractions		2016-05-11
		From tiya: hello, i want to know how to solve this question. m/6+2n/3=6 -m/10=2n/5=2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Covering a site with 6 inches of rock		2016-04-26
		From Carla: if a pump house that measures 20'x16' sits in the middle of a site that is 50'x60' and you apply crushed rock to the site at depth of 6", how many yards will you need to haul? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Filling a hole with 14 tons of rock		2016-04-08
		From Barry: If I had 14 tons of inch and one half sized aggregate rock, how large of a square or rectangular shaped hole would I need to hold that amount? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the area of a two lot region		2016-04-03
		From yousef: A man wishes to enclose two separate lots with 300m of fencing. One lot is a square and the other a rectangle whose length is twice its width. Find the dimensions of each lot if the total area is to be a minimum. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Solve for x and y		2016-02-27
		From ntshidi: Y=1/2x+4and1/4x-6 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A bonus of 8% of sales		2016-02-22
		From Barghavi: A man earns $325 per week plus an additional 8% on any sales over $500. If he makes $6,250 in sales, how much money in total does he earn that week? thank you! Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations in two unknowns		2016-02-13
		From Anumba: 4x + 2y = 4 7x - y = -11 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A chord of a circle, the central angle and the radius		2016-01-26
		From Nishan: If chord length is given along with angle then how to calculate the radius. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A system of linear equations		2016-01-24
		From kareem: my name is kareem and i am a student i have a math puzzle and i tried to solved it but it always have same mistake x-y=9 x+z=12 z-n=14 y+n=2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A Max/Min problem with an unknown constant		2016-01-17
		From Guido: Question: The deflection D of a particular beam of length L is D = 2x^4 - 5Lx^3 + 3L^2x^2 where x is the distance from one end of the beam. Find the value of x that yields the maximum deflection. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integration of dx/(x^2+1)^3		2016-01-07
		From Ishank: Integration of dx/(x^2+1)^3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A relative maximum and a relative minimum		2015-12-28
		From kemelo: show for the following function f(x)=x+1/x has its min value greater than its max value Answered by Penny Nom.
	Constructing simultaneous linear equations		2015-12-28
		From Deborah: Linda thinks of a two-digit number. The sum of the digits is 8. If she reverses the digits, the new number is 36 greater than her original number. What was Linda's original number? Thank you! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A bus trip		2015-12-15
		From Michelle: I do not know what equation(s) should be used in order to obtain the answer(s) to this word problem. A bus was rented for a trip, the cost was dived equally amongst the passengers. During the trip, someone mentioned that if there were 9 more passengers, they would have paid each 5$ less. Another mentioned that if there were 6 less passengers, they would have each paid 5$ more. What is the cost of renting the bus and how much must each passenger pay. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Linear equations in two variables		2015-12-13
		From priya: I have problem in solving these equations please help me today itself very urgent: I)2x+y=y II)pie*x+y=9 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent line to a parabola		2015-12-02
		From pei: Given that the line y=mx-5 is a tangent to the curve y=2x^2+3 find the positive value of M. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The diagonal of a rhombus		2015-11-14
		From Om: In a rhombus ABCD, angle A=60° and side AB=6 cm. Then diagonal BD is ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	2.236...		2015-10-13
		From Ann: 2.236... What is the most specific category of numbers does this fall into? Rational or Irrational? Does the .... mean that it repeats? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Why is the area of square not conserved when it changes to a rhombus?		2015-06-28
		From shubham: Why is the area of square not conserved when it changes to a rhombus, both have equal sides still rhombus have less area than square.?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 = ?		2015-06-18
		From Sharon: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 x 0 + 1 = ? I got 1 as my answer despite BODMAS making it 12 because logic tells me I ought to place brackets around the first set of repeated addition. Could you please clarify this for me? Thank you 😊 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A tangent to y = x^3		2015-05-31
		From Brayden: Show that a tangent line drawn to the curve y=x^3 at the point (d,f (d)), where d>0, forms a right triangle with the x and y axes in quadrant 4 whose area is (2/3)d^4. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two lorries approaching an intersection		2015-05-15
		From Nuraini: Two straight roads intersect at the right angles. Lorry A, moving on one of the roads, Approaches the intersection at 50mi/h and lorry B, moving on the other roads, approaches the intersection at 20mi/h. At what rate is the distance between the lorry changing when A is 0.4 mile from the intersection and B is 0.3 mile from the intersection? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A calculus optimization problem		2015-05-14
		From Ali: Given an elliptical piece of cardboard defined by (x^2)/4 + (y^2)/4 = 1. How much of the cardboard is wasted after the largest rectangle (that can be inscribed inside the ellipse) is cut out? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The number of possible musical notes using an n-key instrument		2015-05-04
		From Farihin: Lets say that i have keys, and each key is for notes of a musical instrument, So i wanted to find out the number of notes i can get for a certain number keys, of course in the form of an equation. Notes can use as many keys, it can use 1, or 2, or 3, or even 100. Notes in real life is not as such, but ignore reality. I tried doing this but i can't seem to find a formula for it. For example, i have 4 keys, say A, B, C, and D. so, for notes that uses one key are 4, which is A, B, C, and D themselves. for notes that uses two keys are 6, AB, AC, AD, BC, BD and CD. for notes that uses three keys are 4, ABC, ABD, ACD and BCD. lastly for notes that uses all four keys is 1, ABCD. So, the total will be 4+6+4+1=15# The nth term for the first equation is n, the second is [(n^2)-n]/2 the third and the fourth, i don't know but the final answer should be like, n + [(n^2)-n]/2 + [3rd] + [4th] Sorry for the long question though... Answered by Penny Nom.
	The method of elimination		2015-05-01
		From oreanna: Question from oreanna, a student: How do u solve 2x+9y=3 7x-4y=-25 in elimination Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a sphere		2015-04-30
		From Cassidy: How do you find the radius of a sphere that has volume 36pI? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Constructing a box of maximum volume		2015-04-14
		From Margot: I need to do a PA for maths and I'm a bit stuck. The PA is about folding a box with a volume that is as big as possible. The first few questions where really easy but then this one came up. 8. Prove by differentiating that the formula at 7 does indeed give you the maximum volume for each value of z. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A word problem with fractions		2015-04-09
		From Lorraine: If the numerator of a certain fraction is doubled and the denominator is increased by 1, the fraction becomes 1/2. If the numerator of the original faction is squared and the denominator is decreased by 2, the fraction becomes equal to 1. Let x be the numerator and let y be the denominator of the original fraction. Write down two simultaneous equation in x and y. Solve these equations to find two possible values for the given fraction. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of the ring between two concentric circles		2015-04-08
		From Conner: The area of the ring between two concentric circles is 25pi/2 square inches. The length of a chord of the larger circle tangent to the smaller circle is? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Is a rhombus a square?		2015-03-24
		From Justin: Is a rhombus a square? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2015-03-07
		From Emily: I have a question about Extraneous Solutions, Because I was recently researching to figure out on how to determine that a solution is extraneous and many of the answers talked about how if a answer is negative that it should always be extraneous but now I found out that positive solutions can also be considered as extraneous solutions so that is why I am really confused Extraneous Solution's. I would really appreciate it if you could clearly explain to me how to determine an extraneous solution from a normal solution. Thanks, Emily Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The radius of a cylinder		2015-02-26
		From Rose: Hi. I want to know how to find the radius of cylinder. When I have height (35cm) and area of the curved surface(880sq.cm). I know the formula is 2πr(h+r). But I can't understand how to find it's radius. Please help me. I really need your help. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations with fractions		2015-02-26
		From Pulane: Hi math centre I've been trying to solve these equations for days now please help (6/x)-(1/y)=4 (9/x)+1=(-2/y) Please help me solve them simultaneously Thank you Answered by Penny Nom.
	f(x)=(x^2-1)/(x-1)		2015-02-21
		From Ahmed: Is f(x)=[(x^2-1)/(x-1) and x=2 at x=1] differentiable at x=1 ? Why ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations		2015-02-16
		From nigel: 2x+1/2y=1 6x-3/2y=21 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The center and radius of a circle		2015-02-06
		From ariana: I need to find the center and the radius of this circle. I don't know how to put 9/2 than square it into a fraction. x^2 + 2x + y^2 +9y=5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	128/(-16)/(-2)		2015-01-28
		From jackie: 128/(-16)/(-2) I was wondering if you can show me how to work this question out Answered by Harley Weston.
	Is a square a trapezoid?		2015-01-26
		From Katie: Can a trapezoid sometimes be a square? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rates, percentages and units		2014-12-30
		From Kenneth: Hello: If percentages have no units, why are some percentages called rates, as in interest rate, or perhaps a tax rate of 7% as an example? A rate has units of different quantities. I thank you for your reply. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	4 card hands		2014-11-02
		From Ronaldo: How many Mus hands (combination of 4 cards allowing repetitions) can be made from a deck containing 8 types of cards? RRRR, RRRC, RRRS, RRR7, RRR6, RRR5, RRR4, RRRA, RRCC, RRCS, RRC7, RRC^, RRC5, RRC4, RRCA, RRSS, RRS7, etc. I think 330. If so, what is the formula? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A linear system		2014-10-14
		From pheter: 4/x - 1/y = 3 .... equation (1) 6/x - 2/y = 5 .... equation (2) Answered by Penny Nom.
	How does pir^2 = 1/4pid^2?		2014-10-14
		From al: Hi I cant work out the algebra. How does pir^2 = 1/4pid^2 Thanx Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations in x and y		2014-09-25
		From seyilogo: solve y=2x - 3 and (4x - 2y) / x + y = 1 simultaneously Answered by Harley Weston.
	Continuity on a closed interval		2014-09-21
		From Pragya: The trouble I'm having is as follows : a continuous function is most of the times defined on a closed interval, but how is it possible to define it on a closed interval ,because to be continuous at endpoints of the interval the function's limit must exist at that endpoint,for which it has to be defined in its neighborhood,but we don't know anything about whether the function is always defined in the neighborhood. Please help... Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations in two variables		2014-09-18
		From Susan: (28x + 36y) - [20000 - .75(28x + 36y) + 60000] = 5000 x + y = 10000 solving two equations involving variables Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent to a curve passing through a point not on the graph		2014-09-15
		From Aquilah: For the curve y = x2 + 3x, find the equations of all tangent lines for this graph that also go through the point (3, 14). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water usage in Ames		2014-08-29
		From Abigail: The City of Ames water treatment plant treats 7 million gallons of water per day on average to meet water demands. Hypothetically, if water is withdrawn from a groundwater system with an area of 51.6 square miles (approximate area of Ames and surrounding area), what is the depth of water in inches that would have to be added to the groundwater system annually to replace the water that is withdrawn by the city? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A car passing a bus		2014-08-24
		From Athish: the driver of the car is travelling at 36 km/hr and spots a bus 80 m ahead of him after 1 hr the bus is 120 m behind the car what is the speed of the bus 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.
	The sum of the first 50 terms of an arithmetic progression		2014-07-26
		From Joshua: Hello ...my is Joshua...I'm a grade 11 student...I got a question Calculate the sum of the first 50 terms of an arithmetic progression: 112:98:84 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The method of elimination		2014-07-05
		From leo: please explain how can i solve this problem 3x-6y=-38 6x-9y=44 using elimination and simultaneous method thank you :) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiate ln[x(2x-4)^1/2]		2014-06-28
		From Igwe: If y=In[x(2x-4)^1/2],find dy/dx at x=3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2014-06-20
		From rana: solve the simultaneous equations a)3x=7y 12y=5x-1 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The derivative of sin(x)		2014-04-26
		From Lucky: f(x)=Sin(x), by first principle its f'(x)...show me how to solve such problem. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2014-04-19
		From Maryam: I looked at your example of simultaneous equations with fractions and applied it to my question from an educate exam papers but I couldn't get it to work. The question is: x/8 - y = -5/2 3x + y/3 = 13 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A frustum of a pyramid with a square base		2014-04-18
		From tuba: a pyramid has a base of 10 m and is 15 m high.what is the volume? if 6m is removed from top what is the volume of the remaining frustum? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area bounded by the X-axis and y=x^(2)-4 from -5 to 0		2014-04-15
		From Lexie: Determine the area that is bounded by the following curve and the x-axis on the interval below. (Round your answer to three decimal places) y=x^(2)-4, -5 ≤ x ≤ 0 The answer is 32.333 but I have no idea how to get there. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent of the curve (x/a)^n+(y/b)^n =2		2014-04-15
		From sudhir: the equation of tangent of the curve (x/a)^n+(y/b)^n =2. at(a,b) is Answered by Penny Nom.
	The locus of a point		2014-04-04
		From srishti: A point P moves such that the difference between its distance from the origin and from the axis of x is always a constant c . what is the locus of the point? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cable around the Earth		2014-03-13
		From fikile: By how much must an equatorial cable be extended in order that it runs 1meter above the ground? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A parabolic suspension bridge		2014-03-11
		From jeffrey: the towers of a parabolic suspension bridges 200 meter long are 40 meter high and the lowest point of the cable is 10 meter above the roadway.Find the vertical distance from the roadway to the cable at 50 meter from the center. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What are the possible lengths of the hypotenuse?		2014-03-07
		From audrey: The three sides of a right angles triangle measure x-2, x+5, and 2x-1 in length. What are the possible lengths of the hypotenuse? ... I'm doing the equation c2=a2+b2 and subbing in the numbers but nothing makes sense Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous fractional equations		2014-02-15
		From benjamin: hi math central. benjamin here. during class, i had problem with this topic. normally i wont have problems with math but this topic i just too hard for me. please help i am having exam and test next week on this topic here is the question: using substitution method, solve the simultaneous equation. (x+1)/(y+2)=0.5 (x-2)/(y-1)=1/3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a frustum		2014-02-02
		From mike: volume of frustum R23", r 18", h 16" Answered by Penny Nom.
	Conics		2014-02-01
		From Kassidy: Hey, I have searched through all the questions about conics and how people use them in the real world, but none of them were very specific on how they are applied and the process, why it's so important etc. I have a project due asking these questions and it's been very difficult finding the right answer, if you could name jobs, how they are use and specifically applied that would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two nonlinear equations		2014-01-26
		From Naryn: (1÷x) + (1÷y) = (7÷12) xy = 12 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An inequality		2014-01-25
		From LANELL: this is a problem to solve: 1/3 + 2/7 >=x/21 -- part of the answer is (-oo) not exactly that similar--it is on a calculator as a symbol- sure you know what it is I am talking about- the x will be a number Answered by Penny Nom.
	25% profit		2014-01-02
		From Finn: Hello, The question is all about buy-and-sell business. Problem: Pencil - $6 for whole sale price      $8 if I sell the item How do I get the 25% profit? (you can change the whole sale price and the retail price[if i sell the item]) if I buy the pencil at 24 pieces and sell it at 24 pieces. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The popcorn box problem		2013-11-07
		From Dave: We know that calculus can be used to maximise the volume of the tray created when cutting squares from 4-corners of a sheet of card and then folding up. What I want is to find the sizes of card that lead to integer solutions for the size of the cut-out, the paper size must also be integer. EG 14,32 cutout 3 maximises volume as does 13,48 cutout 3. I have done this in Excel but would like a general solution and one that does not involve multiples of the first occurence, as 16, 10 cutout 2 is a multiple of 8,5 cutout 1. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Substitution type simultaneous equations		2013-11-03
		From Kayla: I am having problems with substitution type simultaneous equations, when the variable you are substituting is a algebraic one: y=x^2-3x+4 and 3x-2y=1 I have rearranged 3x-2y=1 to get x=(1+2y)/3 but when I substitute this x value into the other equation, I get the wrong answers! Would appreciate any help! Thank you. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water flowing out of a tank		2013-11-03
		From Carolyn: The flow of water out of a hole in a tank is known to be proportional to the square root of the height of water above the hole. That is, dV/dt (proportional to) sq root (h) The tank has a constant cross-sectional area A, show that the height of water in the tank is given by h = ((-kt+C)/2)^2 If the tank is 9 metres high, and it takes 5 hours for it to drain from full to half full, how much longer will we have to wait until it is completely empty? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2013-10-22
		From tom: i need an equation where x=-2 is the correct answer and x=-3 is an extraneous solution. can you provide me with such an equation?? Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	Proportional rates		2013-10-10
		From Varsha: A province's Ministry of Social services has found that both the number of people needing social assistance and the province's total expenditures on social assistance are proportional to the rate of unemployment. Last August when the provincial unemployment rate was 8.4 %, the province provided assistance to 89,300 individuals at a total cost of 4107.4 million. The forecast unemployment rate for next August is 7.9%. How many people can the province expect to need social assistance next August? What amount should the province budget for social assistance in August? 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.
	The sum of all whole numbers from 1 to X		2013-09-06
		From Tim: How do I develop a rule for the sum of all whole numbers from 1 to X when I have no idea how to do this Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	Equal ordinate and abscissa		2013-08-15
		From sonit: the slope of tangent to the curve y=(4-x^2)^1/2 at the point, where the ordinate and abscissa are equal, is Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiate x^x - 2^sinx		2013-08-09
		From tarun: derivative of x^x - 2^sinx Answered by Penny Nom.
	Practical uses of trigonometry		2013-08-06
		From tharindu: use of trigonometry Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the value of |2((i)^(1/2))|?		2013-07-22
		From Delilah: What is the value of |2((i)^(1/2))| ? i.e. absolute value of 2 multiplied by square root of i. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2013-07-10
		From Warren: solve this simultaneous equation: xy=4 2x+3y=14 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water use in a rectangular flush tank		2013-05-10
		From milo: A rectangular flush tank 22" by 71/4 contains water to depth of 17" how many gallons of water will be saved if a conservation device reduces the capacity to 3/5 of this amount? And reduced to the nearest tenth Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cyclic rhombus		2013-04-16
		From Marisa: I know that the only rhombus that can be inscribed in a circle is a square, but why is that? I've been racking my brain and the internet for solutions, but have found no logical explainations in relation to the arc degrees and angles. Please help. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	4 linear equations with 3 unknowns		2013-04-12
		From Marian: how to solve for 3 unknowns in 4 simultaneous equations Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2013-03-31
		From Terence: 5/x-6/y=1 17/x+30/y=16 I been spending whole day to solve this question. Would be very grateful if you can help I try The denominator value is a equations term which make is simultaneous equations so hard. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Tangents to the curve y = x^3		2013-03-24
		From Ethan: How many tangent lines to the curve y = x^33 pass through the point (2, 4)? For each such line, and the exact coordinates of the point of tangency on the curve. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2013-02-18
		From Eileen: (5x+4)^1/2-3x=0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Related rates		2013-02-17
		From Ishaak: A hemispherical bowl is filled with water at a uniform rate. When the height of water is h cm the volume is π(rh^2-1/3 h^3 )cm^3, where r s the radius. Find the rate at which the water level is rising when it is half way to the top, given that r = 6 and the bowl fills in 1 minute. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The continuity of f(x,y)=ln(x^2+y^2)		2013-02-17
		From anu: the question says we have to find the points in the plane where the function is continuous: f(x,y)=ln(x^2+y^2) . here we aren't given a particular point (x,y) where we have to check a function's continuity. what is to be done if we have to check continuity over the whole domain of the function? please help . Answered by Harley Weston.
	A word problem involving toys		2013-02-14
		From sandy: Each boy gets 5 toys.Each girl gets 3 toys.There are 150 pupils. The boys had 74 more toys than girls. How many boys? How many girls? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2013-02-10
		From Michael: 2P + 1/3V =8 3P - 2/V=5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integration from 0 to 2pi of 1/(3cos x + 2) dx		2013-02-04
		From ankit: Integration from 0 to 2pi of 1/(3cos x + 2) dx Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximize profit		2013-01-19
		From Chris: A firm has the following total revenue and total cost function. TR=100x-2x^2 TC=1/3x^3-5x^2+30x Where x=output Find the output level to minimize profit and the level of profit achieved at this output. Answered by Penny Nom.
	5 1/2 cubic feet of sawdust		2013-01-19
		From Vina: I have a bale of sawdust that containes 5 1/2 cubic feet. How many will I need to make a cubic yard? Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	An integral		2012-12-16
		From Slavena: integration of (lnx)^2 / x dx Answered by Penny Nom.
	An area bounded by lines		2012-12-16
		From sidra: find area bounded by functions: y=x y=2x and y=5-x Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2012-12-14
		From bailey: A right angled triangle OPQ is drawn as shown where O is at (0,0). P is a point on the parabola y = ax – x^2 and Q is on the x-axis. Show that the maximum possible area for the triangle OPQ is (2a^3)/(27) Answered by Penny Nom.
	The derivative of y = sin (30º + x)		2012-11-07
		From Saskia: derivative of y = sin (30º + x) Answered by Harley Weston.
	An implicit differentiation problem		2012-10-26
		From Katie: find y' of x^2y-2y^3=3x+2y Answered by Harley Weston.
	How fast is the distance between the aircraft and the car increasing?		2012-10-24
		From Steven: At a certain instant an aircraft flying due east at 240 miles per hour passes directly over a car traveling due southeast at 60 miles per hour on a straight, level road. If the aircraft is flying at an altitude of .5mile, how fast is the distance between the aircraft and the car increasing 36 seconds after the aircraft passes directly over the car? 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.
	Differentiation rules		2012-10-23
		From Morgan: Use the derivative rules to differentiate each of the following: 1. f(x)=1/x-1 2. f(x)= sqrt(x) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A word problem involving a fraction		2012-10-12
		From Derrick: If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are both decreased by 1 the fraction becomes 2/3. If the numerator and denominator are both increased by 1 the fraction will be 3/4. Find the original fraction. How to do? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The hypotenuse		2012-09-06
		From Jeevan: how can i find the height and base of a right angle triangle if i have the hypotenuse only ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent to f(x) = 1/x		2012-09-04
		From Steven: Consider the graph of the function f(x) = 1/x in the first quadrant, and a line tangent to f at a point P where x = k. Find the slop of the line tangent to f at x = k in terms of k and write an equation for the tangent line l in terms of k. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The length and depth of a chord		2012-08-16
		From Tim: Can I find the radius of a circle, if I have a chord of 2400mm, and a depth between the center of the chord and the perimeter of the circle of 150mm ? Thanks Tim 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 volume of revolution		2012-07-15
		From Tewodros: Let f(x) = e^x and g(x) = x^1/2 both be defined on [0,1]. Consider the region bounded by f(x), g(x), x = 0, x = 1. Rotate this region about the y-axis and determine the volume using the shell method. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two cars approach a right-angled intersection		2012-04-10
		From Michael: Two cars approach a right-angled intersection, one traveling south a 40km/h and the other west at 70km/h. When the faster car is 4km from the intersection and the other case if 3km from the intersection, how fast is the distance between the car cars changing? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A maximization problem		2012-04-09
		From Nancy: After an injection, the concentration of drug in a muscle varies according to a function of time, f(t). Suppose that t is measured in hours and f(t)=e^-0.02t - e^-0.42t. Determine the time when the maximum concentration of drug occurs. 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.
	The period T of a pendulum		2012-03-27
		From Ashley: The period T of a pendulum is given in terms of its length, l, by T=2pi sqrt(l/g) where g is the acceleration due to gravity(a constant) a. find dT/dl b. what is the sign of dT/dl c. what does the sign of dT/dl tell you about the period of the pendulums? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The derivative of x^-(1/2)		2012-01-14
		From Eric: I have an problem figuring out the derivative of the negative square root of x i.e. x^-(1/2) using the first principle. Could someone please show me? Thanks in advance! Answered by Harley Weston.
	Lost in the woods		2012-01-12
		From Liz: I am lost in the woods. I believe that I am in the woods 3 miles from a straight road. My car is located 6 miles down the road. I can walk 2miles/hour in the woods and 4 miles/hour along the road. To minimize the time needed to walk to my car, what point on the road should i walk to? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The radius of a circle		2012-01-12
		From Janie: Find the radius of a circle knowing that a chord of 24.6 inches has a corresponding arc of 70°. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A volume of revolution		2012-01-11
		From john: find volume of solid generated by revolving the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curve y squared=x cubed, the line x=4 and the x-axis about the line y=8. The answer in the back of the book is 704 pi divided by5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A wire spiral		2012-01-07
		From Pinar: I am trying to help my daughter with very challenging maths questions which sometimes I get stuck If someone help me with one of them I would appreciate it. Jane is making a spiral out of wire. She bends the wire after 1 cm, then bends the wire after 2cm, then 3cm and continues in this manner. After 4 bends she used 15 cm of wire For each bend how many cm wire was used? After 6 bends how many cm wire will she have used? How many bends will she have made if she uses 66 cm of wire? I would appreciate if somebody would help me with this. Thank you! Pinar 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.
	The circumference and area of a circle		2011-12-13
		From Mable: A circle that going 70mi across using 22/7 I need the area,radius, and the circumference and how to set up the steps can you help? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cube of ice is melting		2011-12-05
		From Emily: a cube of ice (i.e.) each side is of the same length) is melting at a rate such that the length of each side is decreasing at a rate of 5cm per hour. how fast is the volume of the cube decreasing (in cubic cm per hour) at the instant the length of each side is 25cm? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A suspension bridge		2011-11-30
		From jennifer: suspension bridges like the golden gate bridge, are used to span large distances. when the main curved cables are attached to the deck by vertical cables they will end up in the shape of parabola. assume that we need to build a bridge that spans 2,400 feet. the two towers 165feet tall each where placed at 400feet from either side. the lowest point of the center of the bridge at 10feet. vertical suspension cables where placed at 25foot interval. how many feet of cable are needed to connect the deck to the main cables between the two towers? show all working. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four carpenters can build eight houses in 10 days.		2011-11-23
		From Kenneth: Four carpenters can build eight houses in 10 days. Two carpenters can build how many houses in 15 days? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water pouring into a conical tank		2011-11-21
		From Patience: Hi my name is patience and I'm having a problem with this question. Water pours into a conical tank of semi vertical angle 30 degrees at the rate of 4 cm^3/s, where h is the depth of the water at time t. At what rate is the water rising in the tank when h = 10 cm? Thank you Answered by Penny Nom.
	Lines tangent to y^2=4x		2011-11-11
		From Reuchen: Find equations of the lines tangent to y^2=4x and containing (-2,1). Answered by Penny Nom.
	A scale drawing		2011-10-30
		From aretha: i have a scale drawing of a house floor plan, don't understand how to find the answer. the drawing is 1in: 3ft. need to find the length / width/and the actual length/width of the living room,kitchen, 3bedrooms deck,sitting room, entry, and closet Answered by Penny Nom.
	A spherical ball in a conical wine glass		2011-10-26
		From Jules: A heavy spherical ball is lowered carefully into a full conical wine glass whose depth is h and whose generating angle (between the axis and a generator) is w. Show that the greatest overflow occurs when the radius of the ball is (h*sin(w))/(sin(w)+cos(2w)). Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Implicit differentiation		2011-10-20
		From Monica: Find dy/dx in terms of x and y, if sin(xy)=(x^2)-y. Answered by Penny Nom.
	One central circle and three tangent circles		2011-10-16
		From Margaret: You have one central circle and three or more circles tangent to the outside of the circle of varying radii. You know the x,y coordinates of the centers of the other circles. If you now remove that central circle (and pretend you never knew where it was), can you calculate its center in x,y coordinates? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Building a custom range hood		2011-10-08
		From Bill: I'm building a custom range hood for a customer with special order material that matches their newly installed cabinets and I need it to be perfect. The hood is basically a pyramid but the 4th side is the flat wall at the back and a flat, rectangular top. I need to calculate the bevel and miter of the three sides but I never was very good with geometry functions (although I am fairly good with other math fields). I either need the calculations from you at least (shudder) a formula or set of formulas so that I can calculate them myself. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A hemispherical bowl with a lead ball inside		2011-09-27
		From Jean: "(a) Water is being poured into a hemispherical bowl of radius 3 inch at the rate of 1 inch^3/s. How fast is the water level rising when the water is 1 inch deep ? (b) In (a), suppose that the bowl contains a lead ball 2 inch in diameter, and find how fast the water level is rising when the ball is half submerged." Answered by Penny Nom.
	The derivative of f(x) = (x+1)^1/2		2011-09-05
		From Carla: Find the derivative using the limit process of f(x) = (x+1)^1/2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	The height of a fluid in a horizontal tank		2011-07-24
		From jason: Same set up as many others, cylindrical tank on its side, but I am interested in defining the change in volume and/or fluid level as a function of time at a constant volumetric outflow. I plan on hooking a pump to the tank so "gpms' will be constant. I have a couple different sized tanks and pumps so I want a general equation. Thanks for your help. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A line tangent to f(x)=1/x		2011-06-05
		From Michael: A line tangent to f(x)=1/x in the first quadrant creates a right triangle with legs the x-axis and the y-axis. Prove that this triangle is always 2 square units regardless of where the point of tangency is. 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.
	The radius of a cylinder		2011-04-27
		From Jazmin: Hi, I don't understand how to find the radius in a cylinder with only the surface area (143.7) and the height (0.8)? I know that the formula is 2pir2+2pirh, but I don't see how to isolate the r? I appreciate your help. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An antiderivative of the square root of (8t + 3)		2011-04-19
		From Caitlyn: I know how to take an antiderivative. But this one's stumping me. I need it to finish a problem. What's the antiderivative of the square root of (8t + 3) ~Caitlyn= Answered by Penny Nom.
	Eliminate y		2011-04-07
		From Lynn: 2x + y = 8 y + 3z =5 z + 2w =1 5w + 3x = 9 Form three equations with y eliminated Answered by Penny Nom.
	Designing a tin can		2011-03-31
		From Tina: A tin can is to have a given capacity. Find the ratio of the height to diameter if the amount of tin ( total surface area) is a minimum. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A stone is dropped into a lake		2011-03-24
		From AnneMarie: A stone is dropped into a lake, creating a circular ripple that travels outward at a speed of 25 cm/s. Find the rate at which the area within the circle is increasing after 4s. Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	Mathematics and a musical dilemma		2011-01-19
		From rahul: how is mathematics applied in entertainment? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Integrating ln^3x/x		2011-01-14
		From ken: y=ln^3x/x from x=1 to x=11 Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do I prove that the quadrilateral is a Rhombus?		2010-12-16
		From Matthew: Quadrilateral KLMN has vertices K(2,3), L(7,3), M(4,7) and N(-1,7). How do I prove that the quadrilateral is a Rhombus?? Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2010-12-05
		From ryan: Question from ryan, a student: 3         4 --   -    --      =     1      (1) x         y 7       2             11 --   -  --        =   --       (2) x       y              12 Answered by Chris Fisher and Stephen La Rocque.
	A 400 gallon drum		2010-11-04
		From Jerry: Question from Jerry: I want to build A tank. able to hold 400 gallons of asphalt sealer it will be round . basically like A old fuel oil drum but made with heavy material . math ? was I want tank to hold 400 gallons I think the length of 60" would be perfect. I don't know what diameter or radius of tank needs to be . to make it A 400 Gallon tank Answered by Harley Weston.
	The angles in an m-gon and genrealizations		2010-10-16
		From Michael: Hello: In answer to a student's question, someone named Penny from your organization provided a proof that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle in the plane is pi radians (or 180 degrees). I am interested (and I'm sure many other people would be too) in 3 potential generalizations of this basic fact in plane geometry: Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	What is the maximum weekly profit?		2010-10-10
		From Joe: A local artist sells her portraits at the Eaton Mall. Each portrait sells for $20 and she sells an average of 30 per week. In order to increase her revenue, she wants to raise her price. But she will lose one sale for every dollar increase in price. If expenses are $10 per portrait, what price should be set to maximize the weekly profits? What is the maximum weekly profit? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	A Taylor polynomial for (lnx)/x		2010-09-29
		From Dave: I have a series problem that I cannot solve. The problem asks for you to compute a Taylor polynomial Tn(x) for f(x) = (lnx)/x. I calculated this poly out to T5(x) and attempted to use this to identify a pattern and create a series in order to calculate Tn(x). However, the coefficients on the numerator out to F5prime(x) are as follows: 1, -3, 11, -50, 274... Ok, so the negative is an easy fix -> (-1)^n-1. But the other coefficients are stumping me. I can't see any sort of pattern there and I've tried every trick I know. Is there another way to go about this? Thanks! Answered by Chris Fisher.
	limit as x approaches a of ((x^(1/2))-(a^(1/2)))/(x-a)?		2010-09-29
		From emily: limit as x approaches a of ((x^(1/2))-(a^(1/2)))/(x-a)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A limit		2010-09-27
		From norma: I have a problem like this one but I can get it right. please help me to answer find the constant a such that the function is continuous on the entire line. g(x)= {x^2 - a^2 / x-a if x is not = a          {6 if x = a Answered by Penny Nom.
	Continuity		2010-09-18
		From Carina: Hi. My name's Carina and I'm currently a sophomore in high school. I'm having a lot of difficulties in AP Calculus with continuity, one-sided limits, and removable discontinuities. Basically, I have no idea how to do them or even what they are. I read the lesson but I still don't get it. Can someone put it in simpler terms so I can understand how to complete my questions? Thank you! Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Maximizing the volume of a cylinder		2010-08-31
		From Haris: question: the cylinder below is to be made with 3000cm^2 of sheet metal. the aim of this assignment is to determine the dimensions (r and h) that would give the maximum volume. how do i do this? i have no idea. can you please send me a step-to-step guide on how t do this? thank you very much. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max min problem		2010-08-19
		From Mark: a rectangular field is to be enclosed and divided into four equal lots by fences parallel to one of the side. A total of 10000 meters of fence are available .Find the area of the largest field that can be enclosed. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The suspension cables of a bridge		2010-07-29
		From Mike: what is the formula for the suspension cables of a bridge. The towers are 200 ft above the roadway The towers are 3400 ft apart The cable if at 8ft in the middle of the span Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Maximize the floor area		2010-07-07
		From shirlyn: A rectangular building will be constructed on a lot in the form of a right triangle with legs of 60 ft. and 80 ft. If the building has one side along the hypotenuse, find its dimensions for maximum floor area. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2010-06-12
		From valentin: What is the maximum area of an isosceles triangle with two side lengths equal to 5 and one side length equal to 2x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 5? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The capilano suspension bridge		2010-06-03
		From nida: the capilano suspension bridge in north vancouver is the world's highest footbridge of its kind. the bridge is 140m long . from the ends of the bridge the angles of depression of a point on the river under the bridge are 41 degrees and 48 degrees. how high is the bridge above the river to the nearest metre Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integration of sin^3 (2x)		2010-05-29
		From ascher: how do you integrate this equation ∫ sin^3 (2x) dx Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	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.
	An optimization problem		2010-05-23
		From Marina: Hello, I have an optimization homework assignment and this question has me stumped..I don't even know A hiker finds herself in a forest 2 km from a long straight road. She wants to walk to her cabin 10 km away and also 2 km from the road. She can walk 8km/hr on the road but only 3km/hr in the forest. She decides to walk thru the forest to the road, along the road, and again thru the forest to her cabin. What angle theta would minimize the total time required for her to reach her cabin? I'll do my best to copy the diagram here:                              10km Hiker_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Cabin       \                           |                              /        \                          |                             /      f  \                      2km                          /          \                        |                           / theta   \___________________________ /                             Road Answered by Penny Nom.
	The hypotenuse of a triangle		2010-05-22
		From linda: find the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle with legs of 12in. and 17in. round to the nearest hundredth Answered by Tyler Wood.
	Extraneous solutions		2010-05-22
		From Joe: Question from Joe, a parent: w+3    2w ----- - ----- = 1 w2-1   w-1 W2 is = w squared                             -4 The answer is w= ------                              3 but have no idea how this was solved. any help is appreciated. Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rate of change of y with respect to x		2010-04-29
		From Tom: I just had a quick calc question about wording that wasn't ever addressed in class. When the book says "the rate of change of y with respect to x", should it be considered how fast y is changing in comparison to x? I ask because the textbook says that "y is changing 3 times faster than x, so the rate of change of y with respect to x is 3." I'm use to rate being like velocity, as in units of distance per units of time. All we're told in class is that it's the slope of the tangent line, I was hoping you could clarify for me what exactly is meant by the wording of a "rate of change of something with respect to something else". More specifically, what "rate" and "with respect to" mean within this context? Thanks for your time Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangular garden		2010-04-25
		From Billy: Tanisha wants to make a rectangular garden with a perimeter of 38 feet. What is the greatest area possible that tanisha can make the garden? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integrate the ((4th root of x^3)+1) dx		2010-04-12
		From Bridget: integrate the ((4th root of x^3)+1) dx Answered by Tyler Wood.
	The derivative of y=x^x		2010-04-09
		From David: So, its David, and I was wondering about the derivative of y=x^x. I have often seen it be shown as x^x(ln(x)+1), but when I did it through limits it turned out differently. Here's what I did: It is commonly know that df(x)/dx of a function is also the limit as h->0 of f(x+h)-f(x)/h. To do this for x^x you have to start with lim h->0 ((x+h)^(x+h)-x^x)/h. The binomial theorem then shows us that this is equal to lim h->0 (x^(x+h)+(x+h)x^(x+h-1)h+...-x^x)/h This is also equal to lim a->0 lim h->0 (x^(x+a)+(x+h)x^(x+h-1)h...-x^x)/h. Evaluating for a=0 you get lim h->0 (x^x+(x+h)x^(x+h-1)h...x^x)/h Seeing as the last 2 terms on the numerator cancel out you can simplify to a numerator with h's is each of the terms, which you can then divide by h to get: lim h->0 (x+h)x^(x+h-1)... which when evaluated for h=0 gives us: x(x^(x-1)). This statement is also equal to x^x. This contradicts the definition of the derivative of x^x that is commonly shown. So, my question is: can you find any flaws in the logic of that procedure? I do not want to be shown how to differentiate x^x implicitly because I already know how to do that. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	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.
	The derivative of cos^3x		2010-04-06
		From Erson: Find y' of the given function: y = cos^3x. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Sand falling off a conveyer		2010-04-02
		From Katherine: sand is falling off a conveyer onto a pile at the rate of 1.5 cubic feet per minute. The diameter of the base is approximately twice the altitude. At what rate is the height of the pile changing when it is 10 feet high? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A negative times a negative		2010-03-25
		From priya: why is minus into minus plus? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A 14 side well house cover		2010-03-12
		From Kenneth: I am 35 yr I am wanting to build a well house cover. I'm trying to figure out how long the pieces need to be and what angle they need to be for a 4 ft dia with 14 side well house. I would love an answer but would also like to know how to figure it in the future. Thanks Kd Answered by Harley Weston.
	The integral of X^3/the square root of 1-x^2 dx		2010-03-07
		From William: The integral of X^3/the square root of 1-x^2 dx. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The volume of a frusta of a hexagonal based pyramid		2010-03-04
		From sarah: Volume of a frusta of a hexagonal based pyramid Answered by Penny Nom.
	Lissajous curve		2010-03-03
		From Nikki: I'm interested in information about a particular mathematical figure. My memory is that it is called a "liciju figure", but obviously my spelling of this is incorrect because a google search of this and it's variants has revealed nothing. I believe it's related to the Moebius strip and probably connected with radio waves. It is used as the logo for our national broadcaster (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and you see exactly what I'm talking about by going on their website: www.abc.net.au. I have tried contacting them directly, but have received no response in over a month now! Answered by Harley Weston.
	The hypotenuse		2010-02-27
		From Dannielle: how do you find the hypotenuse if a=8 and b=6? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A square corner		2010-02-11
		From Trevor: I am building a new house and wish to set it out on site with the use of profile boards and string. I want to be certain it is correct in terms of squareness. I have a vague idea that the square on the hypotenuse should be equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. I get a little lost here and need some help. The building is a rectangle measuring 40x30 feet to exterior brickwork. I guess that the length of the hypotenuse should be exactly the square root of the combined squares of the two sides. Using the above measurements could you give me calculations from nuts to soup as to the correct length of the diagonal. And what adjustments are needed if everthing is not in accord. Trevor. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The distance from a chord to an arc		2010-02-11
		From matt: hello, I have to layout a radius without being able to pull from the center my radius is 3819.53 feet and i have a chord length of 275.59 feet if i broke that up into 25.05 feet sections how would i calculate the lengths from my chord to that radius? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A tunnel from Toronto to Montreal		2010-01-25
		From Dave: I want to make a tunnel from Toronto to Montreal (for example) Something like this http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.09/h/grant1.html ------------- My coordinates are 45.442455,-73.861340 (Montreal) and 43.442455, -79.861340 (Toronto) I need to know how to find arc distance, chord distance and radius What websites can i find for this subject Google has many but they are useless (blah blah) websites LOL Thanks Answered by Chris Fisher and Robert Dawson.
	The inradius of an icosahedron		2010-01-21
		From fnavroth: Suppose you have an equilateral triangle. The area of the triangle is exactly 1200 square centimetres. Now suppose you have twenty of those triangles. It's possible to assemble those twenty triangles into a closed three-dimensional shape, a regular polyhedron. What would be the volume, in cubic centimetres, of the largest sphere that could fit inside the shape? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	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.
	A push-button padlock		2010-01-17
		From Vince: Hi, I have a push-button padlock using ten buttons (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0). Five digits must be pushed in order to open the lock. Each digit can only be used once. Order is not supposed to matter. How many different possible combinations? And what are they? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A pair of simultaneous equations		2010-01-09
		From Yumiko: Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations. x^2 -4x = y^2-4 3y=2x - 3 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A question from a boat builder		2010-01-01
		From Grant: I am a boat builder, trying to lay out shape of side's elevation. My question is, how do I define the length of a circle's radius, if I know the chord length (20 ft) and the segment of the radius between the chord and the circle is known (7 inches)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Chord length given the length & radius of an arc		2009-12-31
		From Wayne: Given the length & radius of an arc, is there a formula that will accurately calculate the chord length? I'm an architectural designer, and would need it explained in layman's terms. Thank you. Wayne Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	f(x)=x+2sinx		2009-12-12
		From amroziz: for which values of x does the graph of f(x)=x+2sinx have horizontal tangent Answered by Harley Weston.
	How fast is the distance between the two cars decreasing?		2009-12-08
		From Jenny: Two cares are on a collision course toward point P. The paths of the two cars make a 30 degree angle with each other. The first car is 40 km from P, and traveling toward P at 16 km/hour. The second car is 50 km from P, traveling at 20 km/hour. How fast is the (straight line) distance between the two cars decreasing. (Hint: Law of Cosines) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Solving two equations, one with a square root		2009-11-23
		From kacie: y = square root of x+3 x-4y = -7 im having trouble with this problem...i have to find where they intersect. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The triangle formed by the tangent and the coordinates axes		2009-11-23
		From Nirmala: Given that y=1/x, x is not equal to zero. Prove that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent and the coordinates axes is 2. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Excluded values		2009-11-14
		From Janie: I have to State the excluded values for this equation and then solve, but not sure how to do this. Here is the problem (x+6)/x+3=(3)/(x+3)+2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	f(x)= (e^x) / [(e^x)+(ex^2)]		2009-11-10
		From natalie: I'm trying to graph the function, f(x)= (e^x) / (e^x)+(ex^2) [e to the x divided by e to the x plus e times x squared] I know that there aren't any vertical asymptotes, but is there a horizontal asymptote? and also, I'm stuck on finding the concavity for this graph. I tried to find f "(x), but it came out to be really long and I am not sure how to find the x values for f "(x) without using a graphic calculator. thanks, natalie Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	At what rate are the people moving apart?		2009-11-01
		From saira: A man starts walking north at 4 ft/s from a point P. 5 minutes later a woman starts walking south at 5 ft/s from a point 500 ft due east of P. At what rate are the people moving apart 15 minute after the woman starts walking ? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A path around a pond		2009-10-31
		From adeniji: find the area of a concrete path 2m wide surrounding a circular pond 12m in diameter Answered by Penny Nom.
	Painting a dome		2009-10-30
		From Jessica: A hemispherical dome with a radius of 50 ft will be given a coat of paint .01 inch thick. The Contractor for the job wants to estimate the number of gallons of paint needed. Use a differential to obtain an estimate (231 cubic inches/gallon) HINT: Approximate the change in volume of hemisphere corresponding to increase of .01 inch in the radius. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Graphing y=(4-x^2)^5		2009-10-25
		From natalie: I want to graph the curve of y=(4-x^2)^5 without using a graphing calculator. To do this, I'm suppose to find: domain, y and x intercepts, asymptotes, intervals of increase/decrease, local max/min, concavity and points of inflection. I got all the way to the step where I'm solving the concavity and I'm stuck. I found the f"(x) and it came out to be really large polynomial. I want to know how I can solve for the x of f"(x) without the use of a graphing calculator, when the polynomial has x^6 and x^8. Thank you so much, natalie Answered by Harley Weston.
	The hypotenuse of a right triangle		2009-10-18
		From steven: the perimeter of a right triangle is 20 cm. its area is 15 sq cm. find its hypotenuse. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2009-10-12
		From avien: a rectangle has a line of fixed length Lreaching from the vertex to the midpoint of one of the far sides. what is the maximum possible area of such a rectangle? SHOW SOLUTION USING CALCULUS Answered by Penny Nom.
	A line tangent to a parabola		2009-10-01
		From kanchan: for what value of c a line y=mx+c touches a parabola y^2=4a(x-a) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sawdust		2009-09-29
		From joel: What is the density of saw dust Answered by Harley Weston.
	Probability		2009-09-27
		From Ed: My mother died 3 years to the day after her daughter died. what are the odds of that happening by chance? thanks Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Extraneous solutions		2009-09-20
		From iyana: what is an extraneous solution? what must you do to determine whether a extraneous solution? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	solve integral of ( x^2+x+1)^5		2009-09-18
		From jaka: solve integral of ( x^2+x+1)^5 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Sagitta		2009-09-10
		From Robert: Can you please tell me if there is a formula to figure out the Sagitta of an arc when you know the radius, chord length, and arc length? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	A circular border around a pool		2009-09-08
		From Calvin: A pool in the shape of a circle measures 10 feet across. One cubic yard of concrete is to be used to create a circular border of uniform width around the pool. If the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide will the border be? ( 1 cubic yard=27 cubic feet ) Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Simultaneous equations		2009-08-28
		From onias: solve 3/a - 2/b = 1/2 , 5/a + 3/b = 29/12 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The layout of an arch		2009-08-18
		From Steven: I am trying to layout a large radius between 2 points in a building and need a formula to figure different senarios for example: radius is 187'6" distance between 2 points is 34'8" need points 16" apart along the line between the 2 points to create the radius please help Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	An antiderivative problem		2009-08-13
		From Indrajit: ∫4e^x + 6e^-x/(9e^x + 4e^-x)dx = Ax + Bloge(9e2x - 4) + C then A=?......B=?.....C=? plz solve it...."^" stands for "to the power of".... Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangular pen		2009-08-13
		From Kari: A rectangular pen is to be built using a total of 800 ft of fencing. Part of this fencing will be used to build a fence across the middle of the rectangle (the rectangle is 2 squares fused together so if you can please picture it). Find the length and width that will give a rectangle with maximum total area. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Torricelli's trumpet		2009-07-29
		From Gary: I was reading about torricelli's trumpet which is described by the equation1/x which is then rotated around the x axis which results in a figure which looks like a trumpet. Now in order to find the volume the integral 1/x^2 dx is used which diverges when integrated so the volume is finite.However if you integrate 1/x dx which is the formula on the plane the answer diverges. Now if you took an infinite area then rotated it around the x axis shouldn't you get an infinite volume? Notice the area I am talking about is under the line 1/x not the surface area of the trumpet which is what the painters paradox is about What am I missing? Thanks Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Annular sector		2009-07-20
		From Ed: What is the name for the section of a flat ring (annulus)? Similar to a section on a radar screen, a quadrilateral but the top and bottom are curved. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Simultaneous Equations		2009-07-06
		From Mukulu: Solve the equation simultaneously X/5=(Y+2)/2= (Z-1)/4 ……………….eqt 1 3X+4Y+2Z-25=0 ………………eqt 2 Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	The integral of x^x		2009-06-18
		From ANGIKAR: what would be the integration of (X^Xdx)? give answer in details. Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	The radius of an arc		2009-06-12
		From Billy: I have tried using the formula 4h2(squared)plus L2(squared)divided by 8h to find the radius of an arc, but I must be doing something wrong since I keep getting the wrong answer. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong. The height is 37.75 in. and the length is 18.875 in. Thank you for any help you can give me. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Extraneous solutions		2009-06-02
		From Ayana: solve and check for extraneous solutions. 3x+6/ x²-4 = x+1/ x-2 x can not = {-2,2} Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two ships and a lighthouse		2009-05-27
		From Chelsey: I have a question in regards to how do I know when to use tangent or cosine when determining angles. The question is: Looking north from the observation deck of a lighthouse 60 m above the sea, a lighthouse keeper sees two ships. The angles of depression to the ships is 5 degrees and 10 degrees. How far apart are the ships? I don't understand which one to use when solving the equation. Answered by Harley Weston.
	differentiate y sin[x^2]=x sin[y^2]		2009-05-11
		From mamiriri: derivate y sin[x^2]=x sin[y^2] Answered by Harley Weston.
	The integral of a to power x squared		2009-04-28
		From JIM: WHEN I ATTENDED U.OF T. (TORONTO ) MANY YEARS AGO WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING INTEGRAL COULD NOT BE SOLVED : a to power x squared . is this still true ? CURIOUS , JIM Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A max-min problem		2009-04-20
		From Charlene: A fixed circle lies in the plane. A triangle is drawn inside the circle with all three vertices on the circle and two of the vertices at the ends of a diameter. Where should the third vertex lie to maximize the perimeter of the triangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sand falls from a conveyor belt		2009-04-01
		From Tracy: Sand falls from a conveyor belt at the rate of 10 cubic feet per minute onto a conical pile. The radius of the base is always equal to half the pile's height. How fast is the height growing when the pile is 5ft high? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A spherical Tootsie Roll Pop		2009-04-01
		From Tracy: A spherical Tootsie Roll Pop you are sucking on is giving up volume at a steady rate of .8 ml/min. How fast will the radius be decreasing when the Tootsie Roll Pop is 20 mm across? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Uses of Pythagorean theory		2009-03-27
		From Britta: Please, give me some complex real life situation examples where the pythagorean theory is used. It must be a grade 8 or grade 9 level of thinking as that is what is my teacher's demands. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	An isosceles triangle		2009-03-26
		From sela: An isosceles triangle has two equal sides of length 10 cm. Theta is the angle between two equal sides. a) Express area of a triangle as a function of theta b) If theta is increasing at a rate of 10 degrees/minute, how fast is area changing at the instant theta=pi/3? c) at what value of theta will the triangle have the maximum area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rate of change of the volume of a sphere		2009-03-25
		From Kaylin: why the rate of change of volume of a sphere is not constant even though dr/dt is constant? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	A max-min problem		2009-03-24
		From Jay: Determine the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed between the x-axis and the curve defined by y = 26 - x^2. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The diameter of a roll of plastic		2009-03-24
		From truong: hi. i have trouble to calculate the diameter of the plastic roll. the sheet is 765 m long and 0.8 mm to wrap around the core 400 mm in dia. please help me with the formula to calculate the dia of plastic roll, thanks in advance Answered by Harley Weston.
	The radius of a circle		2009-03-22
		From Justin: Find the radius of a circle with a circumference of 9.43cm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The angles of a triangle		2009-03-11
		From Marissa: The angles in a triangle measure 7x-1, 18x+2, and 5x+10. Determine whether the triangle is acute, obtuse, or right. State your reasons clearly. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A common tangent to two curves		2009-03-02
		From Jay: For what values of a and b will the parabola y = x^2 + ax + b be tangent to the curve y = x^3 at (1,1)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Implicit differentiation		2009-03-01
		From Emily: determine the derivative y' at the point (1,0) y= ln(x^2+y^2) y'(1)= ?? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Implicit differentiation		2009-02-18
		From Sunny: Find slope of the tangent line to the curve 2(x^2+y^2)2=25(x^2–y^2) at (3,-1) Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	The area between the x-axis and a curve		2009-02-18
		From Lauren: This is from a homework question I can't figure out. Let R be the region in the fourth quadrant enclosed by the x-axis and the curve y= x^2 - 2kx, where k > 0. If the area of the region R is 36 then what is the value of k? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The second derivative of h(x)=f(g(x))		2009-02-16
		From Kristina: If h(x)=f(g(x)), and is differentiable, then find h"(x). Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A definite integral		2009-02-09
		From Mathata: Evaluate: integral from 0 to 1, x^2 e^x^3dx Answered by Harley Weston.
	A trig limit		2009-02-05
		From Samantha: lim x-> 0 ( ( r*cos(wt +h) + r*cos(wt) )/ h ) Where r & w are constants. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A point on -8x^2+5xy+y^3=-149		2009-02-04
		From Vivian: Consider the curve defined by -8x2+5xy+y3=-149 a) find dy/dx b) Write an equation for the line tangent to the curve at the point (4,-1) c) There is a number k so that the point (4.2,k) is on the curve. Using the tangent line found in part b), approximate the value of k. d) write an equation that can be solved to find the actual value of k so that the point (4.2,k) is on the curve e) Solve the equation found in part d) for the value of k Answered by Harley Weston.
	Simultaneous equations with an xy term		2009-02-01
		From angelee: xy+5x-2y-10=0 2x+y=1 Answered by Penny Nom.
	limit sinx/x		2009-01-30
		From Jackie: how to evaluate limit sinx/x as x tends to zero if x is in degrees Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	An integral from 1 to infinity		2009-01-24
		From Ray: Determine the area bounded by the x-axis and the curve y=1/(x^2) from x=1 to x=infinity. A. 1.00 B. infinity C. indeterminate D. 2.00 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Archimedes' formula for parabolic arches		2009-01-23
		From La: Use calculus to verify Archimedes' formula for y=9-x^2. Prove Archimedes' formula for a general parabolic arch. Answered by Harley Weston.
	In the shadow of a flagpole		2009-01-22
		From La: How fast is the length of the shadow of an 18 foot flagpole growing when the angle of elevation of the sun is 45 degrees and is decreasing at a rate of 10 degrees per hour? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The parabola with vertex (7,-2) and directrix y = -3		2009-01-21
		From Deann: Find an equation of the parabola with vetrex (7,-2) and directrix y =(-3) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Partial derivatives		2009-01-17
		From Meghan: I have a question I've been working at for a while with maxima/minima of partial derivatives. "Postal rules require that the length + girth of a package (dimensions x, y, l) cannot exceed 84 inches in order to be mailed. Find the dimensions of the rectangular package of greatest volume that can be mailed. (84 = length + girth = l + 2x + 2y)" Answered by Harley Weston.
	Negative rate of change		2009-01-12
		From hemanshu: when i have to find rate of change of decrease in any value my ans comes in negative why?????????? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the maximum revenue?		2009-01-09
		From Kristy: A skating rink manager finds that revenue R based on an hourly fee x for skating is represented by the function R(x) = -200x^2 + 1500x What is the maximum revenue and what hourly fee will produce maximum revenues? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A max/min problem		2009-01-09
		From Angelica: have 400 feet of fence. Want to make a rectangular play area. What dimensions should I use to enclose the maximum possible area? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The area of a region bounded by two curves		2009-01-07
		From Rogerson: Find the area, S, enclosed by the given curve(s) and the given line. y = x^2 - x - 1, y = x+2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A kennel with 3 individual pens		2009-01-06
		From Jean: An animal clinic wants to construct a kennel with 3 individual pens, each with a gate 4 feet wide and an area of 90 square feet. The fencing does not include the gates. Write a function to express the fencing as a function of x. Find the dimensions for each pen, to the nearest tenth of a foot that would produce the required area of 90 square feet but would use the least fencing. What is the minimum fencing to the nearest tenth? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The area enclosed by a curve and the x-axis		2009-01-04
		From Rogerson: Find the area, S, enclosed by the curve y = -x^2 + 6x - 5 and the x-axis in the interval 0≤x≤4. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Determine y'' by implicitly differentiating twice		2009-01-04
		From Walter: Given x^3 - 3xy + y^3 = 1 , determine y'' by implicitly differentiating twice. I cannot solve this. Would you be kind enough to perform the mathematics and show the steps involved in obtaining the solution? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The area of a region in the plane		2009-01-03
		From Rogerson: Find the area, S, of the shaded region enclosed by the given cureve, the given line and the x-axis. y = -x^2 + 1 line x = 2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	The volume of a pipe elbow		2008-12-31
		From mhd: how i can find volume of the pipe elbow of 4inches? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Pouring angles for a crucible		2008-12-20
		From Richard: I am trying to work at pouring angles and volume left in during pouring a crucible, The crucible is cylindrical and flat bottomed. I know the diameter, radius and volume of the crucibles. and the volume of liquid going into it. So lets say the crucible is only half full firstly I need to work out the angle just before its going to pour. ( I can work this out as long as there is a certain volume of liquid if its not enough I cant do it) Now the problem I also need to work out how much I should tilt the crucible to allow a certain amount out and be able to do this untill the volume reaches 0 at 90' turn. This is where I am stuck. The reason for needing to be able to work this out is so i can develop a constant flow for example 10Kg of metal per second. Thank you very much for you time Answered by Harley Weston.
	Integral of cos^2 X between pi/2 and 0		2008-12-18
		From Wanda: Integral or Area of cos^2 X between pi/2 and 0. The answer that I got is -pi/4. Is this correct? If not, how did you come up with your answer? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Solve for x		2008-12-16
		From Melissa: I have a test tomorrow and I'm hoping you can help me before then. I can never seem to solve the "RESOLVE X" problems, or in french resous pour x/ They look like this. 3x+2\6=2x-5\3. I only understand NOTHING from that. Another equation is 2(x+1)=3(x+2). Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	The middle term of an arithmetic sequence		2008-12-15
		From Leigh: Find the sum of the first fifteen terms of an arithmetic series if the middle term is 92 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A sphere in a can of water		2008-12-12
		From Meghan: A cylindrical can open at the top has (inside) base radius equal to 1. The height of the can is greater than 2. Imagine placing a steel sphere of radius less than 1 into the can, then pouring water into the can until the top of the sphere is just covered. What should be the radius of the sphere so the volume of water used is as large as possible? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The third vertex of a right triangle		2008-12-10
		From prashant: how to calculate coordinates of third vertex in a right angle triangle given the coordinates of hypotenuse as (1,3) and (-4,1) Answered by Robert Dawson.
	What is so important about quadratics?		2008-11-29
		From zoe: what is so important about quadratics? Answered by Harley Weston.
	How fast is the distance between the airplanes decreasing?		2008-11-10
		From Crystal: At a certain instant, airplane A is flying a level course at 500 mph. At the same time, airplane B is straight above airplane A and flying at the rate of 700 mph. On a course that intercepts A's course at a point C that is 4 miles from B and 2 miles from A. At the instant in question, how fast is the distance between the airplanes decreasing? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A trig limit		2008-11-04
		From Teri: Although I have this problem completely worked out in front of me I still cannot understand how it was done. The problem is: Find the limit. lim x->0 sin2x/tan7x. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Separating variables		2008-11-04
		From Terry: by separating variables solve the initial value problem (x+1)y' + y = 0 y(0) = 1 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Taxes in Taxylvania		2008-10-22
		From April: Taxylvania has a tax code that rewards charitable giving. If a person gives p% of his income to charity, that person pays (35-1.8p)% tax on the remaining money. For example, if a person gives 10% of his income to charity, he pays 17 % tax on the remaining money. If a person gives 19.44% of his income to charity, he pays no tax on the remaining money. A person does not receive a tax refund if he gives more than 19.44% of his income to charity. Count Taxula earns $27,000. What percentage of his income should he give to charity to maximize the money he has after taxes and charitable giving? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Antiderivative of 1/(x(1 - x))		2008-10-22
		From Matt: derivative of dx/(x(1-x)) From what I've seen I should break apart the equation as such derivative of dx/x - dx/(1-x) and then get the 2 corresponding log functions. If that is correct why does this factoring work, if that is incorrect what is the proper way to find the derivative. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The slope of a tangent line		2008-10-18
		From Amanda: If f(x)=square root of (x+4), and the slope of the tangent line at x=21 was 1/n for some integer n, then what would you expect n to be? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two equations in two unknowns		2008-10-17
		From Dushayne: Please help me in solving this problem: a. 3x-4y=32 5x+2y=10 b. 2x+3y=11 4x+3y=10 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two modular equations		2008-10-08
		From Mhiko: please solve this Chinese remainder problem..and give me a solution or rule in order to solve this problem/ x=2mod15 x=1mod25 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Finding the Distance Between Two Latitudes		2008-10-02
		From Samua: Assuming that the Earth is a sphere of radius 4000 miles and that the cities are on the same longitude (one city is due north to the other). Find the distance between the cities with the latitudes of 37 degrees 47'36'' and another city with 47 degrees 37'18''. Heeeeeeeeeeelp! Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Extraneous solutions		2008-09-25
		From crystal: /6x+7/=5x+2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The region between two circles		2008-09-24
		From Carol: Good day! Here is a picture of the problem that we need to solve. (I send the picture through e-mail.) A small circle is inside a larger circle, the only given in the problem is the chord of the larger circle tangent to the smaller circle which measures 16cm. The question is, what is the area of the shaded region? Can you answer this question? Thanks! :) Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	A string around the world		2008-08-18
		From Terry: I heard this on T.V. and was wondering if it was true. Place a string around the world, you would need 25,000 miles of string. If you raised the string off of the ground by 1 foot all the way around. How much more string would you need? Answered by Penny Nom.
	[f(x)-f(1)]/(x-1)		2008-08-14
		From katie: Evaluate (if possible) the function of the given value of the independent variable: f(x)=(x^3)-x: [f(x)-f(1)]/(x-1) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Arc-length and sector-angle		2008-08-06
		From Benson: If chord length, radius are given, How to find the sector angle and arc-length Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Integral of X^2		2008-07-28
		From Hemanshu: Integral of X^2 Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Simultaneous equations		2008-07-23
		From Franco: Solve 3 D + E - F = -10 -2 D - F = -4 -3 D - 4 E - F = -25 Franco Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum range of a projectile		2008-07-22
		From kwame: the range R of projectile fired with an initial velocity Vo ,at an angle of elevation (@ )theta from the horizontal is given by the equation R = (Vo(squared) sin2theta)/g. where g is the accelation due to gravity . Find the angle theta such that the projectile has maximum range . Answered by Harley Weston.
	A square and a circle		2008-07-20
		From kobina: 4 ft of a wire is to be used to form a square and a circle. how much of the wire is to be used for the square and how much should be used for the square in order to enclose the maximum total area Answered by Harley Weston.
	Chords and arcs		2008-07-11
		From Ronnie: We are trying to build a semi life size ark decoration , and we are trying to cut the sides out . The curved sides and we can't figure our radius , all we know is that our chord length is 24ft. any suggestions on how to find the radius or maybe even the arc length or circumference or diameter? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A difference quotient		2008-07-10
		From Rita: Find the difference quotient of f, that is, find [f (x + h) - f (x)]/h, where h does not = 0 for the given function. Be sure to simplify. f(x) = 1/(x + 3) Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	A dog tied to a round building		2008-07-08
		From maitham: i have this question which i don't know how to solve it : One dog was linked to the outer wall of a building round of 20 meters in diameter. If the length of chain linking the dog sufficient turnover of half the distance around the building, What area can guard dog? they said that we can solve it by integral .. can you solve it for me? Answered by Harley Weston.
	CIRCLES		2008-07-07
		From daryl: Find the equation of the smaller circle that is tangent to the axes and the circle x(squared)+y(squared)=2x+2y-1? Answered by Penny.
	If the arc is 75mm, what is the radius?		2008-06-12
		From malcolm: If the are is 75mm, what is the radius? Answered by Janice Cotcher and Harley Weston.
	Two rhombi		2008-06-12
		From Malik: ("rhombus" diagram is attached) ABCD and EJCD are rectangles. EFHG and HIJK are similar rhombus. HIJK is 4times bigger than EFHG. In each rhombus the larger diagonal is double of the smaller one. If AB = 30cm, what is the lenght of the diagonals of the smaller rhombus ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rate of change in the depth of the water		2008-06-12
		From Liz: A rectangular pool 50ft long and 30ft. wide has a depth of 8 ft. for the first 20 ft. for its length and a depth of 3 ft. on the last 20ft. of its length and tapers linearly for the 10 ft in the middle of its length. the pool is being filled with water at the rate of 3ftcubed/ min at what rate is the depth of the water in the pool increasing after 15 hours? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The radius of a sphere if you know the volume		2008-06-11
		From Cey: how to i find the radius of a sphere with a volume of 1000cm cubed using the formula v=4/3 pi r squared???????/ Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two circles		2008-06-10
		From cey: the diameter of the larger circle is 20cm, and the smaller 10cm. what is the shaded area?? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	The length of a shadow		2008-05-27
		From Simon: A figure skater is directly beneath a spotlight 10 m above the ice. IF she skates away from the light at a rate of 6m/s and the spot follows her, how fast is her shadow's head moving when she is 8m from her starting point? The skater is (almost) 1.6m tall with her skates on. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	The weight of a concrete column		2008-05-11
		From russell: a cylindrical form is filled with a slow curing concrete. The base of the form is 10 ft in radius, and height is 25 ft. while the concrete hardens, gravity causes the density to vary from a density of 90 lbs/ft^3 at the bottom to a density of 50 lb/ft^3 at the top. Assume that the density varies linearly from the top to the bottom, and compute the total weight of the resulting concrete column Answered by Harley Weston.
	A lidless box with square ends		2008-04-28
		From Chris: A lidless box with square ends is to be made from a thin sheet of metal. Determine the least area of the metal for which the volume of the box is 3.5m^3. I did this question and my answer is 11.08m^2 is this correct? If no can you show how you got the correct answer. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	At what value of t is the maximum acceleration?		2008-04-25
		From Mary: Velocity of a function (which is the first derivative of its position) is defined over the interval 0 to 12 using the following piecewise function: v(t)=-1 from 0 to 4, v(t)=x-5 from (4 to 8 and v(t)=-x+11 from (8 to 12. At what value of t is the maximum acceleration? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The radius of a circle		2008-04-25
		From kathy: How do you find the radius of a circle if the area is 803.84 and using 3.14 for pi. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A volume of revolution		2008-04-24
		From Sabahat: Hi, i have a region enclosed by both axes, the line x=2 and the curve y=1/8 x2 + 2 is rotated about the y-axis to form a solid . How can i find the volume of this solid?. (Please note that y equation is read as y =1 over 8 times x square plus 2.) I will be really grateful if you answer this question. :) Answered by Harley Weston.
	An open box		2008-04-23
		From Le: Metal Fabrication; If an open box is made from a tin sheet 8 in square by cutting out identical squares from each corner and bending up the resulting flaps, determine the dimensions of the largest box that can be made. Answered by Harley Weston.
	What is the integral of 13sin^3(x)*cos^7(x)dx?		2008-04-22
		From Cathrine: I am having trouble integrating this problem. It says to evaluate the integral but I don't know what to do or how to do it. It is the integral of 13sin^3(x)*cos^7(x)d Answered by Harley Weston.
	f(x)=sin^3(3x^2) find f ' (x)		2008-04-21
		From Michael: f(x)=sin^3(3x^2) find f ' (x) Answered by Harley Weston.
	The perimeter of a rhombus		2008-04-18
		From susana: how do you find the perimeter of a rhombus? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area bounded by 3 curves		2008-04-13
		From Sabahat: Hi, I have enclosed a diagram. The diagram shows the curve y=(2x-5)4. The point P has co-ordinates (4,81) and the tangent to the curve at P meets the x-axis at Q. Find the area of the region (shaded in the diagram) enclosed between the curve, PQ and the x-axis . (Please note that the equation y is read as y=2x -5 whole raise to power 4.) Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	f(x) =ax^blnx		2008-04-13
		From charles: supposef(x) =ax^blnx is a real- valued function. Determine exact values(not decimal approximations) fro nonzero constants a and b so that the function f has a critical point at x=e^3 and a maximum value of 1/2e Answered by Harley Weston.
	A volume of revolution		2008-04-04
		From ted: Consider the region bounded by y=x^2 + 1, y=5-3x and y=5. Sketch and shade the given region; then set up but dont evaluate teh integrals to find the following: a) The volume of the solid generated by rotating the region about the line y=5 b) the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region about the y-axis Answered by Penny Nom.
	lim as x approaches infinite of 5x + 2/x-1		2008-04-04
		From Jordan: how to solve this. lim as x approaches infinite of 5x + 2/x-1 Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Finding the radius when only given chord length		2008-04-03
		From Lorraine: There are two chords in a circle, an 8 inch chord and a 10 inch chord. The 8 inch chord is twice the distance from the center as the 10 inch chord. What is the radius? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The integral of dx / (4x^2 - 25)^3/2		2008-04-01
		From Meghan: I have a question from the trigonometric substitution of my calculus course. integral of dx / (4x^2 - 25)^3/2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A max-min problem		2008-03-27
		From LSL: show that of all rectangle with a given area, the square has the smallest perimeter. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a circle		2008-03-22
		From danny: waht is the radius of a circle, if the circumference is 800? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A train and a boat		2008-03-15
		From Sabrina: A railroad bridge is 20m above, and at right angles to, a river. A person in a train travelling at 60 km/h passes over the centre of the bridge at the same instant that a person in a motorboat travelling at 20km/h passes under the centre of the bridge. How fast are the two people separating 10s later? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The centre and radius of a circle		2008-03-12
		From Ryan: hello and thank you for such a wonderful service. This problem I think needs to be checked could you take a gander at it and tell me if i get it correct thanks find the center and the radius of this circle x^2+y^2=8x-2y+15=0 I cam up with center -2, 1/2 and a radius of 11 3/4 Answered by Harley Weston.
	What point on the graph y = e^x is closest to the origin?		2008-03-03
		From elvina: What point on the graph y = e^x is closest to the origin? Justify your answer. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Simultaneous equations		2008-02-29
		From CONOR: I was wondering if you could help me with this problem 7x - 5y = -1 3y = 4x Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a circle		2008-02-28
		From SteVonee: Estimate the radius of a circle with the given circumference that is 192ft Answered by Penny Nom.
	I cut the cylinder at a 45 degree angle		2008-02-26
		From Shannon: I have a cylinder with a radius of 2' 1 5/8". How do I calculate the radius increase when I cut the cylinder at a 45 degree angle? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Norman window		2008-02-25
		From Jason: If the perimeter of a Norman window is 20 feet, what is the maximum area of the window? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A ball bearing is placed on an inclined plane		2008-02-15
		From Leah: A ball bearing is placed on an inclined plane and begins to roll. The angle of elevation of the plane is x. The distance (in meters) that the ball bearing rolls in t seconds is s(t) = 4.9(sin x)t^2. What is the speed of the ball bearing, and what value of x will produce the maximum speed at a particular time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two regions with equal area		2008-02-13
		From James: There is a line through the origin that divides the region bounded by the parabola y=3x-5x^2 and the x-axis into two regions with equal area. What is the slope of that line? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The circumference and radius of a circle		2008-02-10
		From Ray: How do you find the circumference or radius of an area presuming it is a circle. Or in other words how do you find the c or r given only the area is 50 sq metres Answered by Penny Nom.
	Classifying a triangle		2008-02-07
		From kevin: scalene triangle 8 ft base right side 9.5 left side 12 ft what is the angles Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integration by parts		2008-01-30
		From seth: hi i really dont understand integr ation by parts. for example, the integral(t^2sintdt. i have u=t^2 and v'=sint also u'=t^/3 v=-cost for the formula i have uv-integralvu' dx this is all well and good but i cant get it right. 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.
	Inflection points		2008-01-25
		From Armando: Hi, Im trying to write a program that takes an equation ( f(x) = 0 ) and returns a list of the inflexion points in a given interval. there must be (I think) a mathematical method or algorithm to do this, probably involving the (second) derivate of the function. However I have not found such a method yet. Any help on this will be much appreciated. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Finding the area of an isosceles triangle given one angle and the inradius		2008-01-24
		From Saurabh: Given an isosceles Triangle, whose one angle is 120 and inradius is √3. So area of triangle is? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A parallelogram and a rhombus		2008-01-22
		From miguel: i have a problem proving a parallelogram a rhombus.. if a diagonal of a parallelogram bisects an angle of the parallelogram , then its a rhombus prove Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Walter Whiteley.
	Maximize income		2008-01-18
		From Chris: Lemon Motors have been selling an average of 60 new cars per month at $800 over the factory price. They are considering an increase in this markup. A marketing survey indicates that for every $20 increase, they will sell 1 less car per month. What should their new markup be in order to maximize income? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	The radius of a planet		2008-01-06
		From Ben: Two people who are both h feet tall are standing on a spherical planet. One person walks a distance d in feet away from the the other person. At this point, the person walking turns around and can no longer see the top of the other persons head. What is the radius of the planet? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	The integral of 1/ (x(x+1)^0.5)		2007-12-29
		From Nooruddin: Integral of dx / x(x+1)^0.5 (boundaries are 5 and 3) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Differentiate		2007-12-28
		From taiwo: i am finding it difficult to use first principle to differentiate this question: y=xcos2x. can u help me. Answered by Penny Nom.
	lim sinx/(x +tanx)		2007-12-16
		From shimelis: i have problem how do you solve this equation lim sinx/(x +tanx) Answered by Harley Weston.
	A 45-45-90 triangle		2007-12-13
		From Aaditya: explain to me please how to do the 45-45-90 theorem when one of the legs(not the hypotenuse) is 3. How do you find the remaining two sides? please help me out. Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	A right triangle		2007-12-06
		From Shubhomoy: The co-ordinates of a hypotenuse are (1,3) and (-4,1). Find the equations of the perpendicular sides. Answered by Harley Weston.
	System of equations		2007-12-06
		From Jenn: change the equation,x-y=4 to form y=mx+b the solution to the system of equations y=2x and y=-x+3 is Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Chicken and goat feet		2007-12-05
		From Kim: Old McDonald raises goats and chickens. The animals have a total of 100 heads adn 360 feet. How many goats and how many chickens does Mr. McDonald have? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	A radius and a tangent to a circle		2007-12-04
		From elizabeth: show that the radius of a circle meets a tangent line to the circle in a 90 degree angle. hint: start by assuming they are not perpendicular and at a contradiction. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Proving a quadrilateral is a rhombus		2007-12-03
		From Jeanie: How do you prove that a quadrilateral is a rhombus because the diagonals of the quadrilateral are perpendicular and bisect each other using the 2-column proof method? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Maximize the product		2007-11-25
		From David: Hi i have this site call calcchat.com, but i dont understand how they explained this can you take a look? The question is: Direction: Find two positive numbers that satisfy the given requirements. The sum is S and the product is a maximum this is what they did 1) Let x and y be two positive numbers such that x + y = S 2)P = xy 3) = x (S - x) 4) =Sx - x^2 5)...etc. the thing i dont get is how did they go from step 2 to step 3 and also i know this sound dumb but how did they get step 2? =) Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangular plot of farmland		2007-11-25
		From Christy: A rectangular plot of farmland will be bounded on one side by a river and on the other three sides by a single-strand electric fence. With 800m of wire at your disposal, what is the largest area you can enclose, and what are its dimensions? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A curve sketch		2007-11-22
		From Ahson: Find critical points, determine the monotonicity and concavity and sketch a graph of f(x) with any local maximum, local minimum and inflection points labeled: 1. f(x) = x^4 - x^3 - 3x^2 + 1 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Elimination of mayan prisoners		2007-11-19
		From Jim: An evil Mayan emperor decides to make an example of 1,000 prisoners. He stands them in a circle with numbers one to a thousand marked on their shirts. He then starts counting: "one in, two, in three out" The third man is immediately executed. This continues round and round and round the circle. While the number in the circle shrinks, every third prisoner is pushed out and executed. And it continues even when there are only two prisoners left alive. What number is on the last prisoner's shirt? Answered by Victoria West.
	A rectangle in an ellipse		2007-11-18
		From David: I need to find the max area of a rectangle inscribed in an ellipse with the equation x^2+4y^2=4.. What I have so far is f(x,y)=4xy g(x,y)=x^2+4y^2-4=0, y=sqrtx^2-4/4 f'(x)=2x^2/sqrt-4x^2+2(sqrt-4+x^2). What I need to know is how to finish the problem and find the actual mas area of the rectangle. David Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the radius of a circle given the center and a point on the circle		2007-11-18
		From Raymund: Find the radius if the center is at (0, -5) and one point on the circle is (2,3) Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	lim [x + squareroot(x^2 + 3)] as x->-inf		2007-11-16
		From David: Find the limit. (Hint: treat the expression as a fraction whose denominator is 1, and rationalize the numerator.) lim [x + squareroot(x^2 + 3)] as x->-inf i got to lim -3/(x - squareroot(x^2 + 3)) as x->-inf but i'm having trouble understanding why the answer is 0 plz explain thx Answered by Harley Weston.
	Local maxima, minima and inflection points		2007-11-13
		From Russell: let f(x) = x^3 - 3a^2^ x +2a^4 with a parameter a > 1. Find the coordinates of local minimum and local maximum Find the coordinates of the inflection points Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximize his profit		2007-11-12
		From apoorva: During the summer months Terry makes and sells necklaces on the beach. Last summer he sold the necklaces for $10 each and his sales averaged 20 per day. When he increased the price by $1, he found that he lost two sales per day. a. Find the demand function, assuming it is linear. b. If the material for each necklace costs Terry $6, what should the selling price be to maximize his profit? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Family of functions		2007-11-12
		From Russell: Consider the family of functions f(t)= Asin3t + Acos3t +Bsin8t + Bcos8t find exact values of parameters A and B so that f(0) = 2 and f ' (0) = 1 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The radius of an arch		2007-11-10
		From Mark: How do you determine the raduis or diameter of a circle based on the folowing information: 1. The distance along the circle between two points is 35'-2". This creates an arch. 2. The (chord) distance between the two points is 30'-8". 3. The distance from the center of the chord (on a 90 degree) to the arch is 6'-10 3/4". Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two integrals		2007-11-09
		From Akilan: how to integrate these (tan x)^6(sec x)^4 and sinh(x)(cosh(x))^2. Please send me how to do this question. Having exams on Monday. Please help. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Increasing and decreasing for functions		2007-11-09
		From David: Direction: Identify the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing. f(x)=1/(x^2) f'(x)= -2/(x^3) i understand how to get up until there, and the undf. is x=0, but now i'm having problem setting up the number table chart. i cant remember how, and where to place the increase and decrease + - the chart, for example <---------0----------> where would the increase and the decrease be place? Answered by Harley Weston.
	f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) + 2xy		2007-11-01
		From Marcia: For all real numbers x and y, let f be a function such that f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) + 2xy and such that the limit as h -> 0 of f(h) / h = 7, find: f(0), use the definition of the derivative to find f'(x), and find f(x). Answered by Penny Nom.
	How to solve related rates problems		2007-10-27
		From David: Can you plz explain how and where you come up with an equation to solve this? Find the rate of change of the distance between the origin and a moving point on the graph of y = sin x if dx/dt = 2 centimeters per second. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	lim x->1 (root x - x^2)/{1 - root x)		2007-10-16
		From Meghan: Hi! I have a question from my Calculus textbook that I've been picking at for a while and I'm stuck. lim x->1 (root x - x^2)/{1 - root x). Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	How do you find the radius of a circle if you only know its area		2007-10-15
		From s: how do you find the radius of a circle if you only know the area of the circle. Do you somehow reverse the Pi formula. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four triangles in a square		2007-10-15
		From Kristina: A square with side lengths of 6 cm is divided into 3 right triangles and a larger isosceles triangle. If the three right triangles have equal area, find the exact area of the isosceles triangle. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	13 year and 17 year locusts		2007-10-12
		From stefan: how many years pass between the years when both 13 year and 17 year locusts are out at the same time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The average rate of change of a function		2007-10-11
		From vern: Find the average rate of change of the function over the given interval. Compare this average rate of change with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. f(X)=sinX for the inverval [0,pi/6]? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Substitution method		2007-10-11
		From Kevin: 3xx+2y=-36-y=11 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Given the arc length and chord length, what is the radius?		2007-10-10
		From Wayne: I have the actual length of an arc plus the length of the cord. How do I determine the radius of the arc. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Parabolic suspension bridge		2007-10-09
		From Jessica: A suspesion bridge with weight uniformly distributed along its length has twin towers that extend 75 meters abouve the road surfce and are 400 meters apart.The cables are parabolic in shape and are suspended from the tops of the towers. The cables touch the road surface at the center of the bridge. Find the height of the cables at a point 100 meters from the center. (Assume that the road is level.) Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Coin jar		2007-10-07
		From a student: Sally empties his jar of coins. It contains $3.75 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is twice the number of nickels and the number of quarters is three less than the number of nickels. Determine how many nickels, dimes, and quarters were in the in the jar. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Solving four simultaneous equations (system of four linear equations)		2007-10-07
		From Johan: I need some help in solving this question x + 2y - 3z + 4w = 12 2x + 2y - 2z + 3w = 10 0 + y + z + 0 = -1 x - y + z - 2w = -4 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Arc lengths, central angles and radii		2007-10-04
		From Ashutosh: Jose can remember that the length of an arc is 440cm, but he cannot remember the radius of the arc or the angle at the center. He does know that the angle was a whole number of degrees and the radius was less than 100cm. Find three possible angles and write down the size of each of the possible radii. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many ten thousands makes one million?		2007-10-02
		From Payton: how many ten thousands makes one million? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding equations, intersection point of two lines at right angles		2007-09-22
		From Yaz: Find the equation of the line joining A(-1,-9) to B(6,120). Another line passes through C(7,-5) and meets AB at rigth angle of D. Find the euation of CD and calculate the co-ordinates of D. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The hypotenuse		2007-09-20
		From Kasey: What is the hypotenuse of 96 squared and 108 squared? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many two digit numbers contain at least one 7?		2007-09-06
		From Janet: How many two digit numbers contain at least one number seven? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a circle knowing only the length of a chord		2007-09-05
		From James: I need some help in the right directions with a problem. I was presented with a problem where I need to find the area of a circle knowing only the length of a chord. the is a circle in the center of a larger circle (which the size of either could change) the only thing that matter is that the chord is 100 ft long and rests on top of the smaller circle. Answered by Stephen la Rocque and Brennan Yaremko.
	The tangent to y = x^3 at x = 0		2007-09-04
		From Amit: consider the equation = x^3. The equation of tangent to this curve (which is smmetrical in Ist and IVth quadrant) at (0,0) is y=0, which is x-axis. but graphically one can visulize that x-axis intersects the curve, so how can it be the tangent to the curve. Please help. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A frustum of a right pyramid		2007-08-24
		From Andrew: Find the volume of a frustum of a right pyramid whose lower base is a square with a side 5 in., whose upper base is a square with a side 3in., and whose altitude is 12 in. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A. 47cu in.     C. 226 cu in. B. 196 cu in.     D. 1036 cu in. Answered by Stephen la Rocque.
	Where do you use trigonometry?		2007-08-21
		From jenny: where do you use trigonometry besides architecture and engineering? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A geometry problem		2007-08-20
		From samhita: ABC is a triangle. Let D be a point on side BC produced beyond B such that BD=BA. Let M be the mid-point of AC. The bisector of angle ABC meets DM at P. Prove that angle BAP=angle ACB. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A right triangle		2007-08-11
		From Peter: Ok, is it possible to find the height and base of a right triangle when all the information you are given is the length of the hypotenuse? I also know that the angle between side b and the hypotenuse is 45 degrees. please help. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	The swaying of a building in the wind		2007-08-11
		From San: During a strong wind, a tall builing, such as the CN Tower, can sway back and forth as much as 100cm, with a period of 10 seconds. Please help me to determine the equation for this function, in the form y=asinkx Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Diameter of an octagon		2007-08-07
		From Bree: I am trying to find the diameter of a octagon with 20' sides . What formula do I use? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A complex number in polar form		2007-07-23
		From roland: write the given complex number z in polar form lzl(p+qi) where lp + qil=1 for 3 - 4i. Answered by Harley Weston.
	f(x) = (x^4) - 4x^3		2007-07-22
		From Michael: I'm a student who needs your help. I hope you'll be able to answer my question. Here it is: Given the function f(x)=(x^4)-4x^3, determine the intervals over which the function is increasing, decreasing or constant. Find all zeros of f(x) and indicate any relative minimum and maximum values of the function. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A normal to a curve		2007-07-16
		From Samantha: The function f is defined by f:x --> -0.5x^2 + 2x + 2.5 Let N be the normal to the curve at the point where the graph intercepts the y-axis. Show that the equation of N may be written as y = -0.5x + 2.5. Let g:x--> -0.5x + 2.5 (i) find the solutions of f(x) = g(x) (ii) hence find the coordinates of the other point of intersection of the normal and the curve Answered by Penny Nom.
	The isosceles triangle of largest area with perimeter 12cm		2007-07-16
		From sharul: find the dimension of isosceles triangle of largest area with perimeter 12cm Answered by Harley Weston.
	Implicit Derivatives		2007-07-13
		From Charles: I need help computing y' by implicit differentiation the question is: y^2 + x/y + 4x^2 - 3 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Derivative of a Function		2007-07-09
		From Bob: What is the derivative of the function a sub n = [n/(n+1)]^n ? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Finding the radius of an inscribed circle		2007-07-05
		From Maria: I need to find the radius of a circle which is inscribed inside an obtuse triangle ABC. I know all the angles and all the lengths of the triangle. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Chris Fisher.
	Using calculus to prove the formula for the area of a triangle		2007-07-04
		From Apratim: Using calculus how can one show that the area of any triangle is 1/2 times its base times its height? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A rhombus with all right angles		2007-06-29
		From Rachel: Can a rhombus with all right angles still be tagged as a rhombus, or is it then said to be a square? Answered by Stephen La Rocque, Harley Weston and Walter Whiteley.
	A question on continuity		2007-06-28
		From Mac: f(x) = (1/x) + (1/(2-x)) be the function and [0,2] be the interval. 1) It is continuous at the end points ? 2) is f(0) equal to f(2) ? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Log base 2 of log base 2 of x		2007-06-27
		From alex: y = log base 2 of lag base 2 of x The slope of the tangent to the given curve at its x-intercept is..? Answered by Harley Weston.
	sin|x| and cos|x|		2007-06-25
		From Mac: Can anyone tell me whether sin|x| and cos|x| is differentiable at x=0 ? As far as i know, cos(x) and sin(x) is differentiable at all x. Answered by Penny Nom and Stephen La Rocque.
	Limits as x approaches a constant		2007-06-25
		From Mac: can you please tell me what is the reason they say "denominator is a negative quantity" in the solution 11 and "denominator is a positive quantity" solution 10 ?? If i guess correctly, for solution 10, its because of x^2 in the denominator. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations : the Elimination method		2007-06-21
		From Patricia: I need to find the value of X and Y using the Elimination method. 5/x + 3/y=4 25/x-2/y=3 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Simultaneous inequalities		2007-06-18
		From Freddy: Watson Electric has production facilities in Valley Mills, Marlin,and Hillsboro. Each one produces radios,stereos,and TV sets. There production capacities are Valley Mills: 10 radios, 12 stereos, and 6 TV sets per hour Marlin: 7 radios, 10 stereos, and 8 TV sets per hour Hillsboro: 5 Radios, 4 Stereos, amid 13 TV sets per hour QUESTION How many hours should each plant be scheduled to fill an order of 1095 radios, 1230 stereos, and 1490 TV sets? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Area of a circular garden		2007-06-18
		From Cynthia: Hi is this the correct formula for this problem? What is the approximate area of a circular garden that is 20 feet in diameters? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Using the Pythagorean Theorem		2007-06-18
		From cynthia: Hi, If I have a question with a right triangle and it asks.... If ABC is say 400 miles. How much shorter will the miles be if I travel from BC? I don't exactly remember the question but, I would I solve a problem similiar to this one? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Angles of depression		2007-06-13
		From Phonda: The pilot of a small private plane can look forward and see the control tower for a small airstrip. Beyond that is a large factory that is 3 milies from the airstrip. The angles of depression are 12.5 degrees and 4.8 degrees respectively. Find the airplane's altitude, to the nearest ten feet. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two tangent lines to y=x^3		2007-06-07
		From stephanie: find the equations of two tangent lines to the y=x^3 function through the point (2,8) Answered by Penny Nom.
	The limit of a rational function		2007-05-28
		From Imad:      3 _______ 3 _______ lim \/ 1 + x -    \/ 1 - x x->0 ---- ----------------------------               x Answered by Penny Nom.
	A circular blob of molasses		2007-05-28
		From Julie: A circular blob of molasses of uniform thickness has a volume of 1 m^3. The thickness of the molasses is decreasing at a rate of 0.1 cm/hour. At what rate is the radius of the molasses increasing when the radius is 8 m? Thanks, Julia Answered by Penny Nom.
	More on quadrilateral shape names		2007-05-26
		From Don: If North Americans call a quadrilateral with no parallel sides a trapezium, is a kite merely a special type of trapezium? Can a rhombus be a kite? Answered by Walter Whiteley and Penny Nom.
	System of equations		2007-05-24
		From Chris: Find all real solutions (x,y,z,w) of the system of equations: 2y= x + x/17, 2z= y + y/17, 2w = z + z/17, 2x= w + w/17 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Set up two simultaneous equations		2007-05-21
		From Admire: The cost of producing windscreen wipers blades at a factory ais partly fixed (due to operating overheads) and partly dependent on the number of blades produced. It costs $300 to produce 1000, and $600 to produce 5000 blades. How much would it cost to produce 24000 blades? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding the hypotenuse without Pythagorus		2007-05-11
		From Shelbie: How do i find the hypotenuse of a right traingle not using the pythagorean thereom if i have the measurements of the legs? 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 ton of sawdust		2007-05-10
		From David: I am trying to do a conversion. A tractor trailer is loaded with 165 cubic yards of sawdust (I do not know the actual weight). I knw the wholesale cost as $1,000 for this amount, but would like to convert this to find out what the equivalent cost for a metric ton would be. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Area of region between circle and inscribed octagon		2007-05-07
		From amy: I have to find the area of the shaded region where there is an octagon inscribed in a circle The radius is 4 inches. The shaded region is everything besides the octagon inside the circle. How can I find the area of the shaded region? Thank you! Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Optimization - carrying a pipe		2007-05-05
		From A student: A steel pipe is taken to a 9ft wide corridor. At the end of the corridor there is a 90° turn, to a 6ft wide corridor. How long is the longest pipe than can be turned in this corner? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Hypotenuse		2007-05-03
		From ashley: how do you find the hypotenuse Answered by Penny Nom.
	Edging surrounding a round pool		2007-05-03
		From Carol: Hello, I am new at this and very rusty on my math. I am getting a 24 Ft. round pool and would like to put 2ft width stone (small) edging around it. How much would I need to buy. I have to buy it by the yard (cubic yard) I am not looking for an exact, just an approx. even would be great. Thanks Carol Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Continuity of y = |x|		2007-05-02
		From moulipriya: Is the curve y = | x | continuous everywhere? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two concentric circles form an annulus		2007-05-02
		From A student: In the diagram below, two concentric circles form an annulus. The vertical line is tangent to the inner circle, and forms the diameter of a third circle. Explain why the areas of the annulus and third circle are the same. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A thousand, is it M or K?		2007-05-01
		From Larry: I have heard that Million is annotated as MM. But Ihave heard two answers for Thousands (K, M). Which is correct? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tugboat's speed		2007-04-30
		From Amanda: a tugboat must travel 24 miles against a 4 mile per hour current on the Potomac River and return. At what constant speed must the tugboat travel to make the trip in 12 hours. Round answer to the nearest tenth mph. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The area of a pyramid		2007-04-28
		From Alexander: Total area of the plate required to fabricate a vessel(pyramid) the base is 0.6mx0.6m and height of 1.0m. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	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.
	A cylinder inside a sphere		2007-04-25
		From Louise: i need to find the maximum volume of a cylinder that can fit inside a sphere of diamter 16cm Answered by Penny Nom.
	Liquid is being poured into the top of a funnel		2007-04-19
		From neroshan: Liquid is being poured 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 at the bottom where the liquid is flowing out at a rate of 20 cm^3/s. How fast is the height of the liquid changing when the liquid in the funnel is 15 cm deep? At the instant when the height of the liquid is 25cm, the funnel becomes clogged at the bottom and no more liquid flows out. How fast does the height of the liquid change just after this occurs? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Minimum cost for a fixed volume		2007-04-18
		From James: My question goes: A silo is to be constructed and surmounted by a hemisphere. The material of the hemisphere cost twice as much as the walls of the silo. Determine the dimensions to be used of cost is to be kept to a minimum and the volume is fixed. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2007-04-16
		From kyrie: simultaneous equation 4x + 3y = 21 2x * y = 8 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The second derivative		2007-04-14
		From Gerry: In mathematical context,what do you understand by the term "Second Derivative" Answered by Penny Nom.
	An arc shaped groove into a peice of metal		2007-04-12
		From daniel: hello i work at an engineering workshop the other night i was asked to machine an arc shaped groove into a piece of metal the cord length was 6 mm and the height from the middle of the cord to the arc was 1mm i was hoping to find the diameter of the cutter needed to do the job and also the formula to work out how to find the diameter. i believe it is 10mm dia thankyou for your time and knowledge Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Pythagoras was right		2007-04-11
		From Vineet: in a right angle triangle, hypotenuse side is less than the sum of other two sides, how the square of hypotenuse is equal to the sum of squares of other two sides? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is the limit of 3.x^(3/x) as x approaches +infinity?		2007-04-11
		From Teodora: What is the limit of 3.x^3/x as x approaches +infinity ? Answered by Haley Ess.
	Find the volume of the solid		2007-04-07
		From tricia: a solid is constructed so that it has a circular base of radius r centimeters and every plane section perpendicular to a certain diameter of the base is a square, with a side of the square being a chord of the circle. find the volume of the solid at first i thought the length of a side of the square would be r, but that isn't awlays be true- only when the chord is in the center. so how can i solve this without any values? i dont understand the relationship between the chord and radius, except that the radius intercepts the chord at the midpoint. i know i hav to take the integral to get the volume, but how do i even find the area of one of the squares? please help, thanks, tricia Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the hypotenuse of a right traingle		2007-04-04
		From debbie: what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides of 38 meters and 24.2 meters. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A set of points in space		2007-04-04
		From Lenny: What is a set of points in space the same given distance from its center point called? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A beam on a lighthouse		2007-03-28
		From Lisa: A beam on a lighthouse 2000 metres away from the nearest point P on a straight shoreline revolves at the rate of 10 pi radians per minute. How fast is the beam of the light moving along the shoreline when it is 500 metres from P? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The foci of an ellipse		2007-03-27
		From Brad: I am trying to figure out how to find the foci of an ellipse x^2/7 + y^2/16 = 1. Since 16 is the largest denominator I know the major axis is going to be the y axis. Do I now take 7-c^2=16. c^2=16-7, c^2=9, c=3. So is my foci (0,+-3). Answered by Penny Nom.
	y = sin(2x)		2007-03-22
		From bader: sin(2x) find dx/dy Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rhombus		2007-03-04
		From Sally: As a kindergarten teacher, I am trying to introduce the term rhombus to my class. What would be the best mathematical, but simple language to use? The diamond shape, which I am trying to label as rhombus, is still "a dimaond" to my kindergarten students. Help! Answered by Steve La Rocque and Diane Hanson.
	Mutually exclusive events		2007-03-01
		From kalyssa: will you me an example of two events that are mutually exclusive and could you explain to me what mutually exclusive means? Answered by Steve La Rocque, Pam Fowler and Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with fractions		2007-02-28
		From Alyca: Hello Math Central, I am a grade 10 student taking Academic math. Our unit right now is method of substitution and elimination. I'm stuck on this one question that I've been doing forever. Please help =) *For this equation I have to do method of elimination, but it's so much harder with fractions...could some one please explain to me how to do it step by step?* x y 2 -- - -- = - -- 3 6 3 x y 1 -- - -- = 1--- 12 4 2 Answered by Steve La Rocque and Ashley Mang.
	At what rate is the area of the triangle changing?		2007-02-24
		From mac: two sticks 3.5 feet long are hinged together and are stood up to form an isosceles triangle with the floor. The sticks slide apart, and at the moment when the triangle is equilateral, the angle is increasing at the rate of 1/3 radian/sec. At what rate is the area of the triangle increasing or decreasing at that moment? Mac Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the area of the triangle		2007-02-20
		From Christina: Graph the function f(X)= x+1/x-1 and graph the tangent line to the function at the points A:(2,3) and B:(-1,0). The point of intersection of the two tangent lines is C. Find the area of the triangle ABC. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Optical illusions		2007-02-18
		From Jami: Hi, I'm Jami and I'm in 10th grade.I'm doing a geometry research project on optical illusions and need to know how math is involved.I have an idea already of how our eyes percept 2 dimensional images and construct them into 3D images but, that isn't my question.There are many books that contain optical illusion pictures that have secret messages in them or have objects popping out. Is there a mathematical way in that optical illusion pictures are constructed? Answered by Walter Whiteley and Harley Weston.
	An augmented matrix		2007-02-13
		From Mary: I've been trying for quite some time now to figure this out. I have to solve this by using the Gauss-Jordan Method: 3x - y = 15 2x + 3y = 10 Can anyone help me? Answered by Penny Nom and Gabriel Potter.
	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.
	Volume of an inner tube		2007-02-10
		From Bubba: For a science project, I'm collecting methane gas in an inner tube. In addition to measuring psi of the inner tube, I'd like to calculate the volume of gas collected. What is the formula for or how would I calculate the volume of an inner tube? I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks so much. Bubba Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations with envelopes		2007-02-08
		From Mick: There were 17 envelopes bought, some were brown, some were white. The brown envelopes cost one cent more per envelope than the white ones. The total cost was 80 cents. How much of each type of envelope was bought? --Many thanks! Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The substitution method		2007-01-31
		From Victoria: how do i solve this problem using the substitution method? 2x-5= -14 -7x+14y= -5 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The elimination method		2007-01-31
		From Addrianna: x-2y=2 3x-5y=7 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The centre and radius of a circle		2007-01-27
		From A student: x^2+y^2=121 is the equation of the Circle C (1) Write down the center and the radius of C. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many locations for the lampposts are possible?		2007-01-21
		From Madeeha: Maria's backyard has two trees that are 40 feet apart, as shown in the accompanying diagram. She wants to place lampposts so that the posts are 30 feet from both of the trees. Draw a sketch to show where the lampposts could be placed in relation to the trees. How many locations for the lampposts are possible? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a frustum of a pyramid		2007-01-17
		From Sam: Find the volume of a frustum of a pyramid with square base of side b, square top of side a, and height h. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An arc, a cord and the radius of a circle		2007-01-14
		From Kevin: I have the length of the cord and the distance from the cord to the arc, is it possible to find the radius with just these parameters? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An octagonal bird house		2007-01-13
		From Soren: I'm in the process of building a birdhouse that is an octagon (based on previous questions, looks like that's a familiar tune). The essential elements are known, but I get stuck when trying to determine the angle for the cuts that would be made to the thickness of the wood so that they all fit together when assembled. Each octagonal section is 7 inches in width and the peak of the roof will be 2 inches higher than the sides. My sense is that the angle cuts that need to be made to the 'height' of each piece of wood. By height I mean the thinnest part of the wood that is neither the length nor the width to use colloquial terms. While it's clear that a slight angle is needed, it would seem that the angle would necessarily change as the distance from the top of any one side to the peak changes. Please advise if more clarification is needed. The 2 inches is random and can be changed if more convenient. Whew! Answered by Harley Weston.
	Integrate x^8 (x^8 + 2)^2 ((x^8 + 2)^3 + 1)^4		2007-01-09
		From James: How do you integrate x^8 (x^8 + 2)^2 ((x^8 + 2)^3 + 1)^4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	What are the dimensions of the most economical container?		2007-01-04
		From Ashely: A cylindrical container costs $2.00 per square foot for the sides and $3.00 a square foot for the top and bottom. The container must hold 100 cubic feet of material. What are the dimensions of the most economical container. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	An octagonal birdhouse		2006-12-30
		From Verner: I am building a octagon birdhouse,what degree would I cut each side of each piece of wood to assemble the birdhouse? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rhombus		2006-12-26
		From Jose: show mathematically that a quadrilateral whose vertices are A(2,1),B(6,-2) C(10,1),and D(6,4) is a rhombus Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rolle's Theorem		2006-12-07
		From Erika: If f(x) = (x^2)(square root of [3-x]) on the interval [0,3] is given, Does Rolle's Theorem apply? If yes, find any values of c such that f '(c)=0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A Norman window		2006-11-30
		From Joe: a norman window is a rectangle with a semicircle on top. If a norman window has a perimeter of 28, what must the dimensions be to find the maximum possible area the window can have? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The radius of a hemisphere		2006-11-29
		From Emma: how do you calculate the radius of a hemisphere when you are given the volume? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The radius of an arch		2006-11-15
		From Kelly: I am trying to achieve an arc height of .375 on the length of 17.375. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Tangent lines		2006-11-09
		From Melissa: let f be a function with f(1)=4 such that for all points (x,y) on the graph of f the slope is given by (3x^(2)+1)/(2y) a.)Find the slope of the graph of f at the point where x=1. b.)Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of f at x=1 and use it to approximate f(1.2) c.) Find whether f is concave up or concave down when x=1. Is your answer in part b an overestimate or an underestimate? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Simultaneous equations		2006-11-06
		From An other: e^2y-x+2=0 ln(x+3)-2y-1=0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Water is being pumped into the pool		2006-10-24
		From Jon: A swimming pool is 12 meters long, 6 meters wide, 1 meter deep at the shallow end, and 3 meters deeps at the deep end. Water is being pumped into the pool at 1/4 cubic meters per minute, an there is 1 meter of water at the deep end. a) what percent of the pool is filled? b) at what rate is the water level rising? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	An approximation		2006-10-22
		From Ellen: consider the curve -8x^2 +5xy+y^3 +149 =0 Write an equation for the line tangent to the curve at (4, -1) use this equation to approximate the value of K at the point (4.2, K) Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast is the water level rising when the water is 1 meter deep?		2006-10-19
		From Don: The cross section of a 5-meter trough is an isosceles trapezoid with a 2-meter lower base, a 3-meter upper base and an altitude of 2 meters. Water is running into the trough at a rate of 1 cubic meter per minute. How fast is the water level rising when the water is 1 meter deep? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The hypotenuse		2006-10-02
		From Ashley: How do you find the hypotenuse of a right triangle? I don't understand how to find c. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The focus of a parabola		2006-10-01
		From Lily: I have a mathematical assignment which includes applications of parabolas, hyperbolas and ellipses in the real world. I have been searching the internet and now I am ware that most of the applications of parabolas have a connection with what people call "the focus". However, I do not think I clearly understand what "the focus" of a parabola is. Would you please explain it to me? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a rhombus		2006-09-10
		From Lillian: In a rhombus, each side is 14 in. long. Two of the sides form a 60 degree angle. Find the area of the rhombus. Round your answer to the nearest square inch. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	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.
	The velocity of a pendulum, part II		2006-09-07
		From Erin: We saw the question in your database about the velocity of a pendulum swinging.....It is the same exact question....but there is another question......it says.... "estimate the instantaneous rate of change of d with respect to t when t = 1.5. At this time, is the pendulum moving toward or away from the wall? Explain." Answered by Harley Weston.
	How many thousands are in ten million.		2006-08-24
		From Echoe: How many thousands are in ten million. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Differentiate Y= sin3x + cos7x		2006-08-22
		From james: Differentiate the function of x using the basic rules. Y= sin3x + cos7x Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	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.
	An Integral		2006-07-30
		From Aniket: I am Aniket studing in 12 th standard At Mumbai I have following integration problem please give me a solution integral of 1/under root of (5x2 - 2x) dx Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the radius knowing the chord length and...		2006-07-28
		From Jim: If I know the length of a chord and its distance from the diameter, how do I calculate the radius of the circle? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Minimizing a cost		2006-07-25
		From Edward: The cost of running a car at an average speed of V km/h is given by c= 100 + (V2 / 75) cents per hour. Find the average speed (to the nearest km/h) at which the cost of a 1000 km trip is a minimum. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The area of a house		2006-06-28
		From Michael: I would like to know how to measure the area of a house? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fahrenheit and Celsius		2006-06-12
		From Doris: I just know how to do problems with fahrenheit or celcius. Could you show me step by step how to do these? Then I can do it if you can show me each step of the way. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	What is the sum of the first 100 whole numbers?		2006-05-31
		From Jo: what is the sum of the first 100 whole numbers? Answered by Natasha Glydon, Paul Betts and Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous Equations		2006-05-24
		From Angie: Question: solve the equations 2x-3y-z=0 3x-2y+z=-5 x+3y-2z=14 for x,y,z Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	differentiate the volume of a cylinder with V respect to h		2006-05-24
		From A student: differentiate the volume of a cylinder with V respect to h Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	integral of tan^4 x		2006-05-14
		From Aqil: integral of tan4 x Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many thousands make 1million?		2006-05-10
		From Raj: How many thousands make 1million? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rate of ladder falling		2006-04-30
		From Harsh: A ladder 4 m long rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at a speed of 30 cm/s, how quickly is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 2 m from the wall? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	School bus reliability - a probability question		2006-04-27
		From Peggy: The school bus arrives at Janet's stop on time on 75% of school mornings. What is the probability it will arrive on time each day in a 5-day week? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Three circles inside a larger circle		2006-04-16
		From Meghan: Given three congruent circles tangent to one another (radii = 1), what is the radius of a circle circumscribed around them? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	2x+5y=3 And -x+3y=-7		2006-04-03
		From Lloyd: simplify 2x+5y=3 And -x+3y=-7 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The centre and radius of a circle		2006-04-02
		From Kaye: I need to calculate Dimension E and F. I am given A, B, C, (or over all A+B+C), D, G. The radius is one continuous unknown radius. Example: A = 23.50 B = 35.50 C = 0.50 D = 11.50 G = 23.50 I have calculated this for angles but my mind is drawing a blank for the radius calculation. I can draw it but I need to put into Excel spreadsheet. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Find the point of inflexion for the curve y = e^x/(x^2-1)		2006-03-31
		From Sam: Hi, i am trying to find the point of inflexion for the curve y = ex/(x2-1) and i got a really complex expression for y". I can't seem to solve x4-4x3+4x2+4x+3=0 so does that mean there is no point of inflexion? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A fence around a pen		2006-03-30
		From Daryl: I hope you can help me out with the attached problem, It has been driving me crazy. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	Can an equilateral triangle have an obtuse angle?		2006-03-26
		From Chris: Can an equilateral triangle have an obtuse angle? I'm thinking not, because all sides must be equal, but does that also imply that all angles are equal? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	2x+3y=0 and 3x-y=0		2006-03-14
		From Lisa: my name is lisa I am doing math for work and i have a math problem to solve and i need help with it here is the question 2x+3y=0 and 3x-y=0 this is one question can you help me please Answered by Penny Nom.
	A nine digit number		2006-03-06
		From Ryan: What is the total number of possible combinations of a nine digit number (ie., social security number) including repeating numbers? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The path of a submarine		2006-02-26
		From Meadow: Suppose that a submarine has been ordered to follow a path that keeps it equidistant from a circular island of radius r and a straight line shoreline that is 2 units from the edge of the island. Derive an equation of the submarine path, assuming that the shoreline has equation x = -p and that the center of the island is on the x-axis. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A locus problem		2006-02-08
		From Jason: If the distance from p(1,5) is 3/4 that of the distance of a(4,-3)? find the equation of a locus. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The box of maximum volume		2006-02-01
		From Elizabeth: A box factory has a large stack of unused rectangular cardboard sheets with the dimensions of 26 cm length and 20 cm width. The question was to figure what size squares to remove from each corner to create the box with the largest volume. I began by using a piece of graph paper and taking squares out. I knew that the formula L X W X H would give me volume. After trial and error of trying different sizes I found that a 4cm X 4cm square was the largest amount you can take out to get the largest volume. My question for you is two parts First: Why does L X H X W work? And second, is their a formula that one could use, knowing the length and width of a piece of any material to find out what the largest possible volume it can hold is without just trying a bunch of different numbers until you get it. If there is, can you explain how and why it works. Answered by Penny Nom.
	how can i find the height of a triangle if i have the base and the hypotenuse		2006-01-27
		From Kelsey: how can i find the height of a triangle if i have the base and the hypotenuse Answered by Penny Nom.
	The diameter of a pipe		2006-01-27
		From An other: I know the base length of my arc (10 inches) - I also know the height at the center to the arc (2 inches). I don't think the end is at the midpoint tho. How do I figure out how long the arc length is? My question involves being able to cut a round pipe into an arc that is 10 inches wide and 2 inches tall. I need to know the smallest diameter pipe to buy in order to fulfill these requirements. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Measuring an octagon		2006-01-26
		From Travis: I am looking to do a project for work where I must find the radius of an octagon but I cannot directly measure it. I've found that on a regular hexagon I can find the radius by using the distance between the bolts to find the radius to the line connecting the bolts but also to the outside of a circle to cut it out. I do not understand however how this works for an octagon. What do I do to find the radius of an octagon with only the ability to measure the distance of the bolts? The center has a cutout in it and is mounted currently and I cannot get accurate measurements. Answered by Penny Nom.
	One boundary of a pond is parabolic in shape.		2006-01-20
		From Glenn: One boundary of a pond is parabolic in shape. The boundary passes through the points A(-20,45), B(40,40) and E(30,35). The equation of the parabola is of the form y=ax2+bx+c. Find the equation of the parabola and the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiation, powers and logs		2006-01-06
		From Claudia: Question: how do I find the derivative of x* ln(x+(e^2))^2 x^lnx x^(e^(-x^2)) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2006-01-01
		From Liz: Question: solve and check for extraneous solution 3(w + 1)1/2 = 6 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two related rates problems		2005-12-29
		From Shimaera: #1. A manufacturer determines that the cost of producing x of an item is C(x)=0.015x2+12x+1000 and the price function is p(x)=250+2x/10. Find the actual and marginal profits when 500 items are produced. #2. At 9 a.m a car is 10km directly east of Marytown and is traveling north at 100 km/h. At the same time, a truck leaves Marytown traveling east at 70 km/h. At 10 a.m, how is the distance between the car and the truck changing? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Mean Value Theorem		2005-12-22
		From Candace: Verify that the function satisfies the hypotheses of the Mean Value Theorem on the given interval. Find all numbers "c" that satisfy the Mean Value Theorem. 11. f(x)=3x2 + 2x +5 [-1, 1] Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous Equations		2005-12-21
		From Matt: I have these two equations, 336 = 60a + 10b and 432 = 84a + 6b Am I right in saying both a and b are 4.8? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max-min problem		2005-12-16
		From Julie: A car travels west at 24 km/h. at the instant it passes a tree, a horse and buggy heading north at 7 km/h is 25 km south of the tree. Calculate the positions of the vessels when there is a minimum distance between them. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Mrs. Faria lives on an island		2005-12-15
		From Julie: Mrs. Faria lives on an island 1 km from the mainland. She paddles her canoe at 3 km/h and jogs at 5 km/h. the nearest drug store is 3 km along the shore from the point on the shore closest to the island. Where should she land to reach the drug store in minimum time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Inclusive definitions		2005-12-14
		From Layla: recently the solvable quandary of 5+5+5=550 came up (the question says that you have to put 1 straight line somewhere in the equation to make it true with out turning the "=" into a "not=" sign). So two answers were put forward: 545+5=550 (the use of a line converting a + into a 4) AND 5+5+5(less than or equal to)550 There is currently an argument about the second solution. The disagreement is about whether this sign can be used. One person is arguing that the "less than or equal to" sign defines that the number on the left is in the range 550 and below. The other is saying that since the number (which is clearly defined with no variables) can never equal 550, then the "less than or equal to" sign cannot be used in this case. Which one is the correct definition? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	A point is twice the distance from y = 5 + 2x as it is from y = 5 - 2x		2005-12-09
		From Hazel: A point moves so that its distance from the line y=5+2x is twice its distance from the line y=5-2x. Find the general form of the equation of its locus. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four tangent circles		2005-12-06
		From Ananth: I have one bigger circle A with radius 15. Inside this bigger circle i have another circle B with radius 3 which touch this bigger circle. Have another circle C with radius 4 which touches A and B. I would like to draw a biggest circle which touches A,B and C. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Notation for the second derivative		2005-11-08
		From Mussawar: my question is d/dx( dy/dx) = d2y/dx2. why it is not equal to d2y/d2x. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Percent or percentage		2005-11-03
		From Kenneth: Which word should be used in the following? Change a (percent or percentage) to a decimal. Should the word percent be used only when a number precedes it as in 45 percent? Answered by Harley Weston and Chris Fisher.
	Velocity and acceleration		2005-10-27
		From Candace: When taking the integral of the position function, you get the velocity function, and the same for velocity to acceleration. So when you do each of these, you get a function. But when you integrate on a graph, you get an area under a curve. The area is un units squared- where do the units go when you make it an equation? How can a function be an area? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Can we take the derivative of independent variable		2005-10-18
		From Mussawar: why we take derivative of dependent variable with respect to independent variable .can we take the derivative of independent with respect to dependent.if not why. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	How would I find the length of the radius?		2005-10-15
		From Stace: If given the length of a chord (121") and the distance from the midpoint of the arc to the midpoint of a chord (12"), how would I find the length of the radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2005-10-13
		From Daniel: 5x + 3y = 22 4x - 7y = -20 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prove that a rhombus' diagonals are perpendicular		2005-10-02
		From Tania: How do you prove that a rhombus' diagonals are perpendicular using the 2 column proof method? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	U'(X) - U(X) = 0; U(0) = 2		2005-09-23
		From David: Out of interest could you please answer the following questions? U'(X) - U(X) = 0; U(0) = 2 and U''(X) - U'(X) = 0; U'(0) = U(0) = 2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A point is moving on the graph of x^3 + y^2 = 1 in such a way that		2005-09-17
		From Gina: A point is moving on the graph of x3 + y2 = 1 in such a way that its y coordinate is always increasing at a rate of 2 units per second. At which point(s) is the x coordinate increasing at a rate of 1 unit per second. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do you differentiate y=(x)^(x^x)?		2005-09-14
		From Calebius: How do you differentiate y=(x)(xx)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	At what rate is the circumference of the circle increasing?		2005-08-08
		From John: A mathematics professor is knitting a sweater. The main part of the sweater is knit in a large spiral, ending up with a diameter of 30 inches. She knits at a constant rate of 6/7 square inches per minute. 1. At what rate is the circumference of the circle increasing when the diameter is 2 inches? 2. How long will it take her to finish this piece of the sweater? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the radius of this planet		2005-08-05
		From Kelly: Assuming that a North-South line has been established, you set up two camps that are 67 miles apart. You now set up poles at each camp perpendicular to the ground. On a certain day at "noon" the pole at the South camp casts no shadow, while at the North camp a shadow is cast. The shadow makes an angle of 89 degrees with the horizontal. What is the radius, diameter, and circumference of this planet? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The equation of an ellipse		2005-07-17
		From Allan: I working on a problem that asks me to give the equation of an ellipse when only the location of the directrix and the length of the latus rectum are given. No other points on the ellipse are given. Again, the only "givens" are: Length of latus rectum = 12 Location of directrix is x = 16 If I could determine the eccentricity, I could proceed from there by taking the ratio of the distance from a focus to the latus rectum point to the distance of the point from the directrix, but I lack the x coordinate of c. I've searched the text, and feel I've "missed something" somewhere! I note that the latus rectum segment is unique in one respect in that it is parallel to the directrix, where any other line segment on the ellipse to the focus would not be. Please indicate where I'm going wrong. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A lighthouse is located on a small island,...		2005-07-14
		From Brittnee: A lighthouse is located on a small island, 3 km away from the nearest point P on a straight shoreline, and its light makes four revolutions per minute. How fast is the beam of light moving along the shoreline when it is 1 km from P? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a hopper		2005-05-28
		From Brian: I would like to know the volume of this rectangular hopper. can you help Answered by Penny Nom.
	Logarithmic differentiation		2005-05-23
		From Richard: I need to convince myself that I understand the process of differentiating y=xx. The specific question is that if I have to take the logarithm of both sides of the equation how can differentiate the following? y= {(x+2)(x+2)}/{(x+1)(x+1)} - {(x+1)(x+1)}/(xx), I have an idea that the differential of this fairly complex function is itself ... am I right or wrong. Answered by Penny Nom.
	L'hopital's rule		2005-05-15
		From Abraham: Find the limit of [(1/(x+4))-(1/4)]/x as x approaches zero. How do you use l"hopital's rule to find this limit. I know how to do it with multiplying everything by 4(x+4), and getting the answer, -1/16.But how do you apply derivatives with l'hopitals rule to this type of problem? Answered by Penny.
	A Taylor series for ln(x)		2005-04-16
		From Anood: i have to represent ln(x) as a power series about 2 i`m not getting the final answer which is ln 2+ sigma (((-1)(n+1)/ (n*2n))*(x-2)n). i don`t get the ln 2 part i show you my trial f(x)= ln x. f-(x)=(1/x) . f--(x)= (-1/x2)*1/2! f---(x)= (2/x3)*1/3! f----(x)= (-6/x4)* 1/4! so the pattern shows me that f(n)= ((-1)(n+1))/xn *n) so f(2)= sigma ((-1)(n+1))/2n *n) *(x-2)n so as you see i don`t get ln 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A torus and a sphere		2005-03-27
		From Tony: Is it possible to shrink a torus into a sphere? Answered by Andrei Volodin and Penny Nom.
	Dimensions of a roof		2005-03-18
		From A roofer?: A right triangle (roof of a house) has a base of 7 feet and a 22 degree angle. What is the height of the roof and what is the hypothenus of the triangle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square root of 2		2005-03-12
		From Madhumita: From Pythagoras theorem we can draw square root 2 as a finite distance but it is irrational number which is endless. Explain how we can equate these two. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle...		2005-02-22
		From Victoria: Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle which is a whole number of degrees. What is the greatest number of sides the polygon could have? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Extraneous solutions		2005-02-04
		From Heather: My teacher wants to know why there are extraneous solutions in logarithms? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Solve for x		2005-02-02
		From Christie: Solve for x .387 = (.40 - .265x)/(sqrt(1-x2)) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiating F(x,y) = 0		2005-01-23
		From Jacob: In calculus, we often mention to the students that if F(x,y) = 0, then we can differentiate both sides and still get an equality. The problem is that we can't perform the same operation on F(x) = 0, say x = 0, otherwise 1 = 0, which is absurd. What is the reason? Answered by Walyer Whileley and Harley Weston.
	The radius of a circle		2005-01-18
		From A student: find the radius of a circle whose area is 1256sq cm.Use pi as an appoximation for pi. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A line from the center of the patch to the periphery		2005-01-01
		From Sandrine: I am currently researching a patch disease of grasses. These patches are roughly circular. I need a term for a line from the center of the patch to the periphery. Since the patches are not perfectly circular, my supervisors tell me I cannot use the word 'radius'. What else could I use? Answered by Denis Hanson and Harley Weston.
	Three calculus problems		2004-12-09
		From Ashley: Hi, I am having a lot of trouble with three calculus questions and was wondering if you could help Answered by Penny Nom.
	Implicit differentiation		2004-10-24
		From Emily: If x^3+3xy+2y^3=17, then in terms of x and y, dy/dx = Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 40% increase in garage space		2004-10-20
		From Dianna: A bus company recently expanded and no longer has enough room in its garage for all of its buses. Twelve of the buses have to be stored outside. If the company decides to increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many buses does the company own? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The hypotenuse of a right triangle		2004-09-20
		From Shannon: I am trying to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with only the length of the opposite side. What is the formula as I don't have the length of the adjacent side? Can I compute it without knowing what the other two angles are? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The length of a cut		2004-09-17
		From Florita: My daughhter, who is a 9th grader is attempting to cut a piece of wood after determining the length of the cut for the hypotenuse. These are the measures: a=4squared, b=6squared. She determined that c should equal 52. But when she measured the actual piece to be cut, c measured 39.5 inches! Can you offer any insight as to what she is doing wrong? I have suggested that she may be working with an Acute rather than a Right angle . But she insists that it is a Right angle after using a "framing square". Answered by Claude Tardif.
	1+3+5+...+(2n+1)		2004-09-10
		From Emma: Prove that 1+3+5+...+(2n+1)= (n+1)2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The radius of a circle		2004-08-24
		From Peter: If you slice any circle with a line, and call the distance of the line between intersections the "y" length and the perpendicular length to the shorter side of the curve the "x" length, what is the resulting equation for the radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A division symbol		2004-08-18
		From William: i was wondering what the mathematical name for this division sign (÷). Answered by Penny Nom.
	The integrating factor method		2004-08-05
		From A student: Whilst using the integrating factor method, I am required to integrate a function multipled by another function. say f(t) = exp(kt) and some other function g(t); where exp = exponential and k is some constant. Integral f(t)*g(t) dt or Integral exp(kt)*g(t) dt What would the result of this integral be? I have never met an integral like this before. Would it simply be exp(kt)*g(t)/k? More specifically, the problem and my attempted answer is in PDF format: In my attempted solution, I am unsure about the last two lines I have written out, as it relates to integrating a function multipled by another function. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Integrating e^sin(x)		2004-08-04
		From A student: I need to know that how to solve the integral " e^sin x", Answered by Harley Weston.
	Differentiation		2004-08-04
		From A parent: I am a parent trying to understand higher level of maths and would be very grateful if you could help with differentiating the following functions, identifying general rules of calculus: a) f(x)=e^2^xIn(cos(8x)) b) f(x)=secx/SQRTx^4+1 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2004-07-28
		From Nicole: When I have a problem like (2x + 3)/5 = (x + 1)/6 and the question asks to check for extraneous solutions, how do you solve that? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An Octagonal playhouse		2004-07-13
		From Levi: I'm building an octagon playhouse for my son that is 8 feet wide. what would be the measurements of each of the eight sides. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The circle through three points		2004-07-06
		From Jim: I am a student trying to solve math problem. I'd like to calculate the radius of the circle that exactly fits any three points. If the points are (X1,Y1), (X2,Y2), and (X3,Y3), what is the radius of the circle that contains those three points? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The sum of some positive integers		2004-06-07
		From A student: Find the sum of all positive integers not greater than 10000 that are divisible by neither 3 nor 7. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the angle to the goal mouth		2004-05-15
		From Yogendra: You are running down the boundary line dribbling the ball in soccer or hockey. Investigate where in your run the angle the goal mouth makes with your position is at a maximum. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three dice		2004-05-10
		From A student: If one has 3, 6 sided dice what is the probability of the numbers that are rolled to total 4 through 10 inclusively? Subsequent to this, what is the probability to do this consecutively...say 3 times? Answered by Peny Nom.
	Related rates and baseball		2004-04-26
		From Bethany: A baseball diamond is the shape of a square with sides 90 feet long. A player running from second to third base at a speed of 28 feet/ second is 30 feet from second base. At what rate is the player's distance from home plate changing? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The problem of Apollonius		2004-04-25
		From Mitja: There are given 2 circles lying one out of another and one point out of both circles. How to construct a circle passing through a given point and internally tangent to one and externally tangent to the other cirlce? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A changing rectangle		2004-04-03
		From A student: The width x of a rectangle is decreasing at 3 cm/s, and its length y is increasing at 5 cm/s. At what rate is its area A changing when x=10 and y=15? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Some calculus problems		2004-04-01
		From Weisu: I have questions about three word problems and one regular problem, all dealing with derivatives. Find all points on xy=exy where the tangent line is horizontal. The width x of a rectangle is decreasing at 3 cm/s, and its length y is increasing at 5 cm/s. At what rate is its area A changing when x=10 and y=15? A car and a truck leave the same intersection, the truck heading north at 60 mph and the car heading west at 55 mph. At what rate is the distance between the car and the truck changing when the car and the truck are 30 miles and 40 miles from the intersection, respectively? The production P of a company satisfies the equation P=x2 + 0.1xy + y2, where x and y are the inputs. At a certain period x=10 units and y=8 units. Estimate the change in y that should be made to set up a decrease of 0.5 in the input x so that the production remains the same. If you could just give me some hints on these questions, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A partial derivative		2004-03-19
		From Penny Nom: Is it possible to differentiate the following equation, if so could you please explain. S=SQRT(T-(5/X^2)) I would like the derivative of S with respect to X. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The radius of a circle		2004-03-06
		From A student: what is the radius of a circle with the circumference of 12 inches? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Billions and more! and even more!		2004-03-01
		From Steph: What comes after undecillion? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rearranging an expression		2004-02-24
		From Corey: use the following formula to answer the question F=9c divided by 5 plus 32 rearange the formula to solve for c how many degrees fahrenheit would it be it it was: 0 degrees celcius -10 degrees celcius -46 degrees celcius Answered by Penny Nom.
	The derivative of x to the x		2004-02-14
		From Cher: what about the derivative of x to the power x? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pyramid-shaped tank		2004-02-13
		From Annette: The base of a pyramid-shaped tank is a square with sides of length 9 feet, and the vertex of the pyramid is 12 feet above the base. The tank is filled to a depth of 4 feet, and water is flowing into the tank at a rate of 3 cubic feet per second. Find the rate of change of the depth of water in the tank. (Hint: the volume of a pyramid is V = 1/3 B h , where B is the base area and h is the height of the pyramid.) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Some trig problems		2004-01-18
		From Weisu: I have some questions about pre-calculus. (1) (2(cos(x))^2)+3sin(x)-1=0 (2) sin(x)cos(x)=(1/2) (3) 3sin(x)=1+cos(2x) (4) tan(x)*csc(x)=csc(x)+1 (5) sin(arccsc(8/5)) (6) tan(arcsin(24/25)) (7) arccos(cos(11pi/6)) the last problem uses radian measure. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Unusual occurances		2004-01-08
		From Martin: My wife and I have a question about the probability of something that happened to us a few years ago. So far, no one has been able to give me even an approximate answer. On my 32nd birthday, my wife and I went out to eat at local Japanese hibachi style restaurant. At the restaurant, couples/families are sat together around the hibachi where the cook performs a show. There was a fifteen minute or so wait, so my wife and I sat in the lounge waiting for our name to be called. When they called our names for the reservation, this is what happened. The first group called was the Martin family. Then they called the Francis family. We were the next family to be called, the Ashton family. My full name is Martin Francis Ashton! I think the odds of that happening to someone are very unlikely, but it did, and there is more. Next, we were all sat at the same table in that order, "Martin" family, "Francis" family, then us, the "Ashton" family. Again, it formed my full name! Answered by Penny Nom.
	Business trip		2003-12-19
		From Ameer: A businnessman drives from Washington, D.C., to Boston, a distance of 442 miles, and then makes the return trip. On the way to Boston, he drives 65 miles per hour, taking an 1-hour rest stop during the drive. After finishing his business in Boston, he make the return trip driving at 60 miles per hour and takes a 45-minute rest stop halfway through the trip. Which leg of the journey, Washington, D.C. to Boston, or Boston to Washington, D.C., takes the longer time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A locus		2003-12-02
		From Tash: Question: a)Find the equation of the locus of the point P which moves so that its distance from A(1,2) is always three times its distance from B(5,6) b) Show that this locus is a circle and states the coordinates of its centre and the length of its radius Answered by Penny Nom.
	A riddle		2003-11-19
		From Sarah: Ok, our teacher gave us this riddle, and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. He said that there are three problems with the following proof: Answered by Penny Nom.
	Symmetries of a rhombus		2003-11-02
		From Tonia: why cant an equal sided rhombus have 3 lines of symmetry? you have one line of symmetry on each of the diagonals, and there should be one vertically on an angle. can you please explain the rules of symmetry to me? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	The sketch of a graph		2003-10-07
		From A student: I was wondering how do you figure out if a graph has a horizontal tangent line. One of my homework problem was to sketch the graph of the following function; (4/3)x3-2x2+x. I set f''(x) ( the second derivative) of the function equal to zero and got the inflection point:(1/2,1/6). Also i am having trouble finding the concavity for x>1/2 and x<1/2, i am getting a different answer from the back of the book, the graph i draw looks completely different from the correct answer. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Indeterminate forms		2003-10-06
		From A teacher: Is it possible for me to find any geometrical interpretation without using calculus to explain indeterminate forms? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Functions, graphs and derivatives		2003-10-05
		From Jathiyah: I wanted to know how would you tell (on a graph diplaying two funtions), which funtion is the derivative of the other? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	The slope of a tangent		2003-10-01
		From A student: find the slope of the tangent to each curve at the given point f(x)=square root 16-x, where y=5 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The mean house price		2003-09-10
		From Carol: Question: I have to find the mean from the following example: Price Range £000 No of Houses 55 and under 60 3 60 and under 65 6 65 and under 70 13 70 and under 80 21 80 and under 100 15 100 and under 130 7 130 upwards 1 I know when calculating the mean you use the mid points of the classes, but how does this work for the 130 upwards class? Also, does this still work given the difference in the classes (ie. 1st class is 5, 5th class is 20, etc). Any help to get me started would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A helicopter rises vertically		2003-09-02
		From Kate: A helicopter rises vertically and t seconds after leaving hte ground its velocity is given in feet per second by v(t) = 8t + 40 / (t+2)2 How far above the ground will the helicopter be after 3 seconds? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two precalculus problems		2003-08-04
		From Kate: Please help me verify the identity: cos2x(sec2x-1)=sin2x Also I am having trouble withdetermining whether f(x) is odd, even, or neither f(x)=x3-x Answered by Penny Nom.
	Natural logarithms		2003-07-22
		From Amanda: I'm going into my senior year of high school. I will be taking AP calculus, and my teacher gave us some homework over the summer. However, there are two things that I do not understand how to do. The first is, she wants us to be able to generate a unit circle by hand using 30, 60 and 90 degree triangles. I have used the unit circle in trigonometry, however I was never taught how to draw it. Secondly, I need to know how to do natural logarithms without a calculator. I was not taught how to do this, and the worksheet I was given only showed me how to complete them using a calculator. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Odd powers of sine and cosine		2003-06-25
		From Antonio: Can you please tell me how to integrate a trig function involving sine and cosine? I know if the powers of both the sine and cosine are even and nonnegative, then I can make repeated use of the power-reducing formulas. But for the question I have on my hand, the powers of both sine and cosine are odd: ( sin3x + cos7x ) dx. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Circumference		2003-05-09
		From A parent: Find the circumference use 3 1/7 for pi 1. r= 28 ft. 2. D=98 cm Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integrating e^x sin(x)		2003-05-03
		From Lech: I am having trouble integrating the following expression by parts: ex sin(x) I used the integrator at http://www.integrals.com/ to find the solution, ? 1/2 ex cos(x) + 1/2 ex sin(x). This is easy to confirm by differentiation, however I am confounded as how to arrive at the answer. Answered by Penny Nom and Claude Tardif.
	The volume of air flowing in windpipes		2003-05-02
		From James: The volume of air flowing in windpipes is given by V=kpR4, where k is a constant, p is the pressure difference at each end, R is the radius. The radius will decrease with increased pressure, according to the formula: Ro - R = cp, where Ro is the windpipe radius when p=0 & c is a positive constant. R is restricted such that: 0 < 0.5*Ro < R < Ro, find the factor by which the radius of the windpipe contracts to give maximum flow? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square of my age was the same as the year		2003-04-14
		From Pat: Augustus de Morgan wrote in 1864, "At some point in my life, the square of my age was the same as the year." When was he born? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Uses of conic sections		2003-04-01
		From William: My name is William and I am doing a research paper on conic sections for my 12th grade math class. Part of the project is to find two conic sections in our world today and explain what there purpose is. I really need help in this area because I've been searching the internet for where conic sections are used in our world today and I really can't find anything. If you can tell me specific building or a pyramid that contains conic sections that would be great. Or even something in the universe would be helpful. Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	A royal flush		2003-03-24
		From Vikki: A poker hand consists of 5 cards selected randomly from an ordinary deck of cards: find the probability of a ROYAL FLUSH : the 10 , jack, queen,king and ace of the same suit. I was thinking somewhere along the lines of: *the number of ways to get the suit is 4C1 *the number of ways to get a 10 out of the 13 cards etc.... ...but Im not sure I am going about this the right way, could you help? Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	Surface area of a sphere		2003-03-11
		From Kim: a sphere has a surface area of 128 pi sq. units. What is its exact radius? formula is 4 pi r2 I believe but how do I get radius Answered by Penny Nom.
	Can a square be a rhombus?		2003-03-04
		From Beth: Can a square be a rhombus? Some sources say yes, some say no. Some sources define a rhombus as a quadrilateral and parallelogram with equal sides, but without right angles. Some sources say a square is a special case of a rhombus. Clarity, please! Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Hundreds, thousands, millions,...		2003-02-19
		From Karissa and Jasmeen: hundreds, thousands, millions, - can you help us with the rest of this sequence - we are trying to find the largest number Answered by Penny Nom.
	Wrap a rope around the equator		2003-02-12
		From Ali: If you take a rope and wrap it around the equator and then overlap it 6ft. and cut off the extra then you loosen it up so the ends meet how far would it stand off the ground? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Extraneous solutions		2003-01-24
		From Paul: What is an extraneous solution and in what cases do you get one? How do you know it is extraneous? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Integration of 1/(2+cos(x))		2003-01-07
		From A student: integral from pi to 0 of dx/(2+cos x) i used the substitution t=tan(x/2) and i ended up with integral from +infinity to 0 of 2dt/(t2+3) which looks like an inverse tan function , and i ended up with sqr(27)/2 pi , which is not the same as my calculator's answer , so i suspct i am doing some thing wrong. can some one tell me where i am going wrong please. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Constructions of polygons		2003-01-03
		From Garrett: Our teacher just finished the constructions unit, and he mentioned briefly about odd sided figures such as pentagons and septagons, only that they're very hard. My question is, how do you draw, with a compass and a straight edge, a pentagon and septagon? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	How many billions equal one trillion?		2002-12-07
		From Ryan and Aylah: How many billions equal one trillion? We believe that the answer is one thousand times one billion equals one trillion. Please help us with the answer to this question. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The length of an arc		2002-11-27
		From Nancy: If all I have is the length between 2 ends of an arc (72"), how do I find the length of the arc at its apex and the radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Differentiating inverses		2002-11-20
		From Amy: f(x)= x3+x+1, a=1 find g'(a) (g = f -1). I am having trouble finding g(a). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Round to hundredths		2002-11-19
		From Brittany: Can u tell me how to do a problem like this: 35 divded by 4.8= Round to hundreths. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A bus is 60% occupied		2002-11-09
		From Joe: A bus with a seating capacity of 60 people is 60% occupied. At the next stop one-third of the people get off the bus and 3 people get on the bus. The bus is now ___% occupied. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Mathematics and Music		2002-11-01
		From Hannah: I am looking for a science fair project to compare math and music and how they relate. If you have any project ideas for me, they would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	How would you find the length of the chord?		2002-10-31
		From A draftsperson: If given the length of an arc and the distance from the midpoint of the arc to the midpoint of a chord, how would you find the length of the chord and the radius of the arc. The chords endpoints are the same as the the arcs endpoints. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Nixon, Jefferson, and Madison		2002-10-08
		From Lisa: The longest-lived US presidents are John Adams(age90), Herbert Hoover (also90), and Harry Truman (88). Behind them are James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Nixon. The lattter three men lived a total of 249 years, and their ages at the time of death form consecutive odd integers. For how long did Nixon, Jefferson, and Madison live? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2002-09-21
		From Evelina: A window is the shape of a rectangle with an equilateral triangle on top. The perimeter of the window is 300 cm. Find the width that will let the maximum light to enter. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The entire earths' population would fit in the state of Texas		2002-09-18
		From Roz: I have been told that the entire earths' population would fit in the state of Texas and each person would have 1/2 acre. Is this true. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A Circle is evenly divided into six equal triangles		2002-09-16
		From Marilynn: A Circle is evenly divided into six equal triangles leaving an area between the outside of the circle and the one side of the triangle. This area is measured as 3.14. What is the length of the radius, one line on the triangle? Answered by Paul Betts.
	Sums of evens		2002-09-14
		From Rosa: How do I find a geometric way to easily compute sums of consecutive even numbers 2 + 4 + 6 + .... Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Harley Weston.
	The sum of the first one hundred even numbers		2002-09-10
		From Arthur: What is the sum of the first one hundred even numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations		2002-07-26
		From Derek: 1. 3x + 2y = 4 2. -7x + 2y = 24 finding x and y. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Musical Scales		2002-07-24
		From Terence: Given that there are 12 notes in a musical octave, what is the maximum number of musical scales possible within that octave, if each scale has a minimum of 5 notes and a maximum of 9 and we start all the scales from the same note? In case you don't know anything about music, a scale is a progression of notes where you start on a specific note and end on that same note an octave higher. There are twelve different notes between these two similar notes. Which notes you choose to play determine the sound of the scale. Anything less than five notes would not make for a very interesting scale. Anything more than nine and you would be playing almost 'every' note in the scale, not leaving much room for distinction in how you organize these notes. I assume you first have to figure out the maximum number of variations possible in a 5-note scale (with 12 notes at your disposal). Then do the same for a 6-note scale, then a 7-note, then an 8-note, and so on. Then add up the results. How to find this maximum number of variations for each scale size though is what I don't know. Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Integrating x^x		2002-06-18
		From Jeremy: I am a student at the University of Kansas and I am wondering if there is a general anti-derivative for x x (i.e. the integral of x x dx)? I've looked in a bunch of Table of Integrals and have found nothing (can you guys find it?), so I'm sort of wondering if this may be a research type question. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A good rule of thumb when driving		2002-06-13
		From Lisa: A good rule of thumb when driving is that you should be about one car length away from the car in front of you for every 10 miles per hour that you are travelling. Suppose you follow this rule perfectly (so you are exactly the correct distance away). You are waiting at a stop light with your front bumper just touching the car in front of you. The light turns green and the car in front accelerates at a constant rate "r". Calculate how you should accelerate in order to follow the rule. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Overlapping circles		2002-05-29
		From Naman: There are two circles, big circle with radius R and small one with radius r. They intersect and overlap in such a way that the common area formed is 1/2 pi r 2 (half the area of the small circle) If r=1, find the Radius of the big circle (R)? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A spotlight shines on a wall		2002-05-25
		From Barb: A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 12m away. If a man 2m tall walks from the spotlight toward the bldg at a speed of 1.6 m/s, how fast is his shadow on the bldg decreasing when he is 4m from the bldg? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is Calculus About?		2002-05-13
		From A student: I am a high school senior and have to write an essay answering the question "What is Calculus?" I need some ideas. Thanks Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	The law of cosines and obtuse angles		2002-05-09
		From Bryant: The question that I am pondering is that I need to derive the law of cosines for a case in which angle C is an obtuse angle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangular marquee		2002-05-07
		From Alyaa: a marquee with rectangular sides on a square base with a flat roof is to be constructed from 250 meters square of canvas. find the maximum volume of the marquee. i find this topic so hard Answered by Harley Weston.
	How will I use calculus in my career?		2002-05-06
		From Meridith: How will I, hopefully a future secondary mathematics teacher, use calculus in my career if I'm not teaching calculus? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Arithmetic progressions		2002-04-24
		From David: I have been searching everywhere for the formula to mathamatical progression. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Arc length		2002-04-17
		From Vix: Find the point on the curve r(t)=(12sint)i-(12cost)j+5tk at a distance 13pi units along the curve from the point (0,-12,0) when t=0 in the direction opposite to the direction of increasing arc length. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Related rates		2002-04-17
		From Molly: A tanker spilled 30 ft cubed of chemicals into a river, causing a circular slick whose area is expanding while its thickness is decreasing. If the radius of the slick expands at the rate of 1 foot per hour, how fast is them thickness of the slick decreasing when the area is 100 feet squared? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Pairs of equations		2002-04-04
		From A student: high school level student is asking y=4x x=-4y x+y=5 3x+2y=20 y=x-1 3x-y=4 x+y=3 2x-3y=-9 x+5y=4 3x+15y=-1 . . . Answered by Penny Nom.
	Some 5 card hands		2002-03-28
		From A student: From a standard deck of cards how many 5 card hands are possible consisting of a. exactly 4 hearts b. two cards of one kind and three of another(like a full house). Answered by Penny Nom.
	The slope of a tangent line		2002-03-04
		From Ridley: Suppose a function f(x) has the line 3x+4y=2 as its tangent line at x=5. Find f'(5). Answered by Harley Weston.
	The substitution method		2002-02-24
		From Joe: whats the answer to this question? 3x+y=11 x+2y=-3 its substitution method i am having alot of trouble figuring it out. send the answer as soon as possible. thank you Answered by Penny Nom.
	Alfredos house number		2002-02-21
		From Aunt Patty: Alfredos house number is between 20 and 35. The sum of the digits is less than 5. If you subtract 1 from it you would get a multiple of 3. If you add three, you get a multiple of 5. What is Alfredos house number. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Diameter of a pipe		2002-02-16
		From Landry: I am trying to calculate the dia. of a pipe 60 inches long that will hold a gallon of water. What is the formula? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Getting to B in the shortest time		2001-12-19
		From Nancy: A motorist in a desert 5 mi. from point A, which is the nearest point on a long, straight road, wishes to get to point B on the road. If the car can travel 15 mi/hr on the desert and 39 mi/hr on the road to get to B, in the shortest possible time if...... A.) B is 5 mi. from A B.) B is 10 mi. from A C.) B is 1 mi. from A Answered by Penny Nom.
	Simultaneous equations		2001-12-17
		From Matthew: 4x + y = 4 2x - 3y = 5 what is x and y Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two equations in two unknowns		2001-12-04
		From Courtney: y = 3x + 2 y = 4x - 5 solve for x Answered by Penny Nom.
	3, 6, 10, 15, 21		2001-11-29
		From Patrick: we are trying to find the expression to solve for the nth term in the pattern 3, 6, 10, 15, 21 Answered by Denis Hanson.
	A lighthouse and related rates		2001-11-29
		From Melissa: A lighthouse is located on a small island 3 km away from the nearest point P on a straight shoreline, and its light makes 4 revolutions per minute. How fast is the beam of light moving along the shoreline when it is 1 km from P? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A tangent line		2001-11-21
		From A student: write an equation of the line tangent to the graph of ey + ln(xy) = 1 + e at (e,1) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Gallons		2001-11-19
		From Shawn: Do we use British or American gallons in Canada? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Asymptotes		2001-11-09
		From Frank: given the function: f(x) = (x2) / (x-1) the correct answer to the limit of f(x) as x approaches infinity is: y = x+1 all math references point to this answer and the method they all use is long division of x-1 into x2 however if one were to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 1/x and then take the limit, one gets: y=x how can the descrepency between the two answers be explained? Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
	A lighthouse problem		2001-11-02
		From A student: A lighthouse at apoint P is 3 miles offshore from the nearest point O of a straight beach. A store is located 5 miles down the beach from O. The lighthouse keeper can row at 4 mph and walk at 3.25 mph. a)How far doen the beach from O should the lighthouse keeper land in order to minimize the time from the lighthouse to the store? b)What is the minimum rowing speed the makes it faster to row all the way? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Three problems		2001-10-28
		From Brenda: Joseph is planting bushes around the perimeter of his lawn. If the bushes must be planted 4 feet apart and Joseph's lawn is 64 feet wide and 124 feet long, how many bushes will Joseph need to purchase? The cost of a long distance phone call is $1.50 for the first two minutes and $0.60 for each additional minute. How much will Maria pay for a 24 minute phone call? Find the next three numbers in the pattern. 1,3,7,15,31,___,____,___. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Concavity of f(g)		2001-10-25
		From Troy: Suppose f & g are both concave upward on (-infinity,infinity). Under what condition on f will the composite function h(x)= f(g(x)) be concave upward? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Tenths, hundredths, and thousandths		2001-10-17
		From Cheri: I would like the French terms for the decimal place values of tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. (I would be interested in the Spanish terms also if you had them.) Answered by Maria Torres and Claude Tardif.
	Odd plus even is odd		2001-10-14
		From James: Why is the sum of an odd number and an even number always odd? Answered by Peny Nom.
	Maximize the area		2001-10-13
		From Mike: I have no clue how to do this problem. Here is what the professor gave to us: A=LW C=E(2L+2W) + I(PL) Where P = # of partitions E= cost of exterior of fence I = cost of interior of fence C = total cost of fence . . . Answered by Harley Weston.
	4 sinx cosy = 1		2001-10-10
		From A student: How would i differentiate the following example in terms of t (x and y are functions of t) 4 sinx cosy = 1 Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Locusts		2001-10-08
		From A parent: JOHN CONJECTURED THAT BOTH 13-YR.&17-YR. LOCUSTS CAME OUT THE SAME YEAR. ASSUME IT IS CORRECT. HOW MANY YEARS PASS BETWEEN THE YRS. WHEN BOTH 13 YR. & 17YR. LOCUSTS ARE OUT AT THE SAME TIME? EXPLAIN. NEXT, SUPPOSE THERE WERE 12YR.,14 YR.,& 16YR. LO- CUSTS,& THEY ALL COME OUT THIS YR. HOW MANY YRS. WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY ALL COME OUT TOGETHER AGAIN? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	The height of the lamppost		2001-10-02
		From Werner: I am working on question 51,section 3.7 ,page 191 of Stewart's Single Variable Calculus. The question involves a lamp post which is casting a shadow around the eliipse whose formula is x2 + 4*y2 = 5. I have found the derivative of the elllipse both explicitly: x/4(((5-x2)/4)0.5) and implicitly : y' = - x/(4*y). Answered by Harley Weston.
	(x^2-5x-6)/(x-6)		2001-10-02
		From Bill: given f(x) = (x2-5x-6)/(x-6) find f'(6). Answered by Harley Weston.
	1+2+3+...+1000		2001-10-01
		From Louise: Find a quick way to add all Intergers (whole Numbers) between 1 and 1000? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Sharing a donut		2001-09-06
		From Amanda: You have invited 11 people over to your house one day, and your friends are hungry. You go into the kitchen and find out you only have 1 donut (with a hole in the middle). In order to feed 12 people (including you), you must cut the donut into 12 pieces with only using a straight knife and cutting 3 times. This is NOT a trick question. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The radius of a planet		2001-07-30
		From Jessica: A satellite is orbiting the earth at an altitude of 100 miles. If the angle of depression from the satellite to the horizon is 50 degrees, what is the radius (to the nearest mile) of the planet? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The Mean Value Theorem		2001-07-23
		From Corrie: I need to find if the mean value theorem exists. and if so, find all values c guaranteed by the theorem. f(x) = |x2-25| on the interval [-10,0] Answered by Harley Weston.
	Rhombus		2001-07-16
		From William: Calculate the internal angles of a rhombus given measurments of all four sides only. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Area between curves		2001-06-13
		From Phil: question 1 find the area bound by the curves y = x2 + 2x + 3 and y = 2x + 4 question 2 Find the volume generated by rotating the curve x2 + y2 = 9 about the x-axis Answered by Harley Weston.
	Mutually exclusive		2001-06-05
		From Marje: What does the mathmatical term "mutually exclusive" mean. Pleas diagram if possible. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Common solution		2001-06-02
		From Samantha: Solve for common solution: x+y=6 2x-3y=2 Solve for y in terms of x: 3x-y=4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	National consumption function		2001-05-09
		From Brian: If consumption is $11 billion when disposable income is 0 and the marginal propensity to consume is dC/dy = 1/(2y+4)1/2+0.3(in billions of dollars), find the national consumption function. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximize profit		2001-05-09
		From Brian: The marginal cost for a certain product is given by MC = 6x+60 and the fixed costs are $100. The marginal revenue is given by MR = 180-2x. Find the level of production that will maximize profit and find the profit or loss at that level. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The average value of a continuous function		2001-05-08
		From Esther: The average value of a continuous function y = f(x) on the interval [a,b] is given by ________________? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Taylor series		2001-04-27
		From Karan: Given the following information of the function f''(x) = 2f(x) for every value of x f(0) = 1 f(0) = 0 what is the complete Taylor series for f(x) at a = 0 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Oil revenue		2001-04-21
		From Brian: Suppose that t months from now an oil well will be producing crude oil at the rate of r(t), not a constant, barrels per month and that the price of crude oil will be p(t), not a constant, dollars per barrel. Assume that the oil is sold as soon as it is extracted from the ground. Find an expression for the total revenue from the oil well, R(t). A certain oil well that currently yields 400 barrels of crude oil a month will run dry in 2 years. The price of crude oil is currently $18 per barrel and is expected to rise at a constant rate of 3 cents per barrel per month. What will be the total revenue from this well? {Hint: Model the degraded production rate with the equation: r(t) = (A-Bt)e0.04t} Answered by Harley Weston.
	Differentiation		2001-04-17
		From Esther: Could you please tell me what the first derivative is of the following: y = 2/(2x+e2x) Is it (1+xe2x)/(2x+e2x)2 or perhaps -4(1+e2x)/(2x+e2x)2 ? I am a little confused between the two! Answered by Harley Weston.
	Integration by parts		2001-04-09
		From A student: how do you integrate x tan-1x dx, i know it can be done by integration by parts maybe, but i'm not sure.... Answered by Claude Tardif and Harley Weston.
	The domain of a function		2001-04-08
		From Mina: Let f(x) = (2x2+3x-17)/(x+5) What is the domain of f? What are the values of x for which f'(x) does not = 0? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The normal to a curve		2001-04-08
		From Varenne: I am having SO much trouble tackling this question and don't know what the right answer is... can you help me out? The question is Find the equation of the normal to the curve y=(x-2)2/(1-x)2 that is parallel to the line x+4y+7=0 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Common tangents		2001-04-08
		From Anne: I have been working on this problem for a while but I'm not sure I'm getting the right answer: Find the common tangents of 2y=x2 and 2y=-x2-16 Thanks for the help. :) Answered by Harley Weston`.
	Where do the lines y=2x-4 and y=x-1 intesect?		2001-04-06
		From Bryce: solve the following problem by setting them equal to each other. Solve for x and y. Where do the lines y=2x-4 and y=x-1 intesect? Answered by Penny Nom.
	12 RTV's		2001-03-27
		From Christine: In order to promote the 2000 Census and encourage participation, 12 Road Tour Vehicles(RTV's) set out from 12 locations across the US for a 10 week promotion tour last February. The RTV's reportedly traveled a total combined distance of 97,911 miles. What was the aberage number of miles traveled in a day by each RTV? 2. The 12 RTV's mentioned above traveled a total combined distance equivalent to traveling 12.35 times around the earth at the equator. To the closest mile, what is the radius of the earth? Use 3.14 as your approximation for pi. Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Airflow in windpipes		2001-03-25
		From Ena: The volume of air flowing in windpipes is given by V=kpR4, where k is a constant, p is the pressure difference at each end, R is the radius. The radius will decrease with increased pressure, according to the formula: Ro - R = cp, where Ro is the windpipe radius when p=0 & c is a positive constant. R is restricted such that: 0 < 0.5*Ro < R < Ro, find the factor by which the radius of the windpipe contracts to give maximum flow? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A suspension bridge		2001-03-24
		From Janna: The cables of a suspension bridge hang in a curve which approximates a parabola. The road bed passed through the vertex. If the supporting towers are 720m apart and 60m high, find: a) an equation of the parabola (it's y = 1/2160x2) b)the height of the cables at a point 30m from the vertex. I substituted 30 in for the x value and got 0.42 and the answer is 42. What did I do wrong? Answered by Denis Hanson and Claude Tardif.
	The repetend in repeating decimals		2001-03-21
		From Sharon: What is the name for the bar over the repetend in repeating decimals? Also, what is the name of the long division "house"? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Systems of equations		2001-03-16
		From joy: How do u solve problems using systems of equations? ~ finding x and y~ ex: 26 = 3x - 2y 42 = 4x + y Answered by Penny Nom.
	A jogger		2001-03-12
		From Bill: At time t=0 a jogger is running at a velocity of 300 meters per minute. The jogger is slowing down with a negative acceleration that is directly propotional to time t. This brings the jogger to a stop in 10 minutes. a) write an expression for the velocity of the jogger at time t. b) what is the total distance traveled by the jogger in that 10-minute interval. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two locus problems		2001-03-08
		From Janna: A point P moves such that it is always equidistant from the point G(2,5) and the line defined by y=3. Find the equation of the locus. I got as far as the equation: 3y2 -4y = -x2 + 4x - 16 and didn't know what to do from there. Of, course that whole equation could be wrong. Question 2: P is always twice as far from A(8,0) as it is from B(2,0). Find the equation of the locus. Once again, I got as far as y2 = -x2 -8x -56, and got stuck. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The substitution method		2001-03-05
		From A student: Solve each system of equations by the substitution method. Show your work. y = 8 7x = 1 - y y = x - 1 4x - y = 19 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The domain of the derivative		2001-02-22
		From Wayne: I know that the domain of f'(x) is a subset of the domain of f(x). Is it necessarily true that the subset will have at most one less element than the domain of the original function? Answered by Harley Wesston.
	Differentiation of y = x n		2001-02-17
		From Jashan: i am studying differentation at the moment i have drawn some graphs such as y=x 2. i have found the formula for the gradient of this curve, this being 2x obtained by using differentation, but i need to know the general case for the formula where y=xn in order for me to understand this topic more throughly, i would also like to know how u derived this general formula Answered by Harley Weston.
	A quartic equation		2001-02-15
		From George: Let P(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d. The graph of y = P(x) is symmetric with respect to the y-axis, has a relative max. at (0,1) and has an absolute min. at (q, -3) a) determine the values for a, b c, and d using these values, write an equation for P(x) b) find all possible values for q. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Find an exprression for f(x)		2001-02-07
		From A 12th grade AP Calc student: Let f be the function defined for all x > -5 and having the following properties. Find an expression for f(x). i) f ''(x) = 1/ (x+5)1/3 for all x in the domain of f ii) the line tangent to the graph of f at (4,2) has an angle of inclination of 45 degress. Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	The hypotenuse of a right triangle		2001-01-22
		From Phillipe: How do you find the hypotenuse of a right triangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	Height of the lamp		2000-12-31
		From Joey: The figure shows a lamp located three units to the right of the y-axis and a shadow created by the elliptical region x2 + 4y2 < 5. If the point (-5,0) is on the edge of the shadow, how far above the x-axis is the lamp located? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Bush fractals		2000-12-30
		From Anita Wisecup: My son has a report due on fractals. He needs information on bush fractals, but we cannot seem to find anything out about them. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do you integrate secant(theta)?		2000-12-22
		From Robert Williamson: How do you integrate secant(theta)? I know the answer is ln [sec(theta) + tan(theta)] but how do you get there? Answered by Claude tardif.
	A limit using l'hopital's rule		2000-12-13
		From Wassim: I need to know how to solve the: limits of (x ( to the power lamda) -1 )/LAMDA when lamda tends to zero ( the answer is that the functional form is ln x) and I still don't know how using hopital rule leads to this answer. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Optical illusions		2000-12-06
		From Jessica: Hi, my name is Jessica, 7th grade, and Im doing a Math Fair project on optical illusions. As one of the required factors, we need a "mathmatical significance" paragraph. Unfortunatley, I can only think of one way that optical illusions have to do with math, and thats time because some optical illusions tell you to look at the picture for a certain amount of time. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A non-integrable function		2000-12-03
		From Mark Spilker: I have a proof that I cannot do here it goes. Let F(x)= 1 if x is a rational number 0 if x is an irrational number Prove the function is not intregrable on the interval (0,1). Hint: Show that no matter how small the norm of the partition, the Riemann Sum for the SigmaNotation F(wi) DeltaiX is not unique. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Comparing an integral and a sum		2000-11-21
		From Douglas Norberg: A fellow teacher asked me about a problem she wanted to give to her students. It involved whether to take a million dollars or a penny doubled a number of times. I was able to determine the number must have been .01 * 230 which is about $10 million and a lot more than $1 million. To check that I was right I used a spreadsheet and did a Riemann sum. When I finished I reasoned that I had done the task in several steps and I could have done it in 1 step. Thus I integrated .01 * 2x from 0 through 30 but the number I got was $15,490,820.0324. Why the difference? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Bridges and parabolas		2000-11-18
		From Lauren: My name is Lauren, and Im a secondary school student in Ontario. For my gr11 advanced math class I have to find out how and why parabolics are used in arch bridges and write 3 paragraphs on it. People who cohse satelites and whatnot are lucky - I've found a ton of info, but for arch bridges there seems to be nothing. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Inscribing a circle in a rhombus		2000-11-16
		From Jacky: A rhombus ABCD is drawn in which the diagonals are 12 and 20 units long. A circle is inscribed in the quadrilateral with the centre of the circle right on the intersection point of the 2 diagonals. The circumference of the circle touches all 4 sides of the rhombus. Is it possible to find the radius of the inscribed circle? If so, how and what is it? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Rhombuses		2000-11-07
		From Melissa: What in real life is the shape of a rhombus? Answered by Chris Fisher and Walter Whiteley.
	Concavity		2000-10-22
		From Alex: the question is: on what interval is f(x)=(x2)(ex)? ive found the 2nd derivative which is ex(x2+4x+2) and i did the quadratic to get -2-20.5 and -2+20.5, but i dont know what the interval is. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A chord length		2000-10-17
		From Al Paas: How to determine the length of a chord given the diameter of the circle and the maximum distance from the chord to The circle? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Pillows and Cushions		2000-09-27
		From Fiona: The following problem was given to grade eleven algebra students as a homework assignment. To manufacture cushions and pillows, a firm uses two machines A and B. The time required on each machine is shown. Machine A is available for one full shift of 9.6 hours. Machine B is available for parts of two shifts for a total of 10.5 hours each day. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Dividing a region in half		2000-09-21
		From Kerry: There is a line through the origin that divides the region bounded by the parabola y=x-x2 and the x-axis into two regions with equal area. What is the slope of the line? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cycloid in Cartesian form		2000-09-20
		From Billy: The parametric equation of cycloid is given: x=r(t-sint) y=r(1-cost) How to eliminate t? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A proof that 1=2		2000-09-19
		From sporky: Why does the proof for 1=2 not work? x = 1 x2 = 1 x = x2 1 = 2x (derivitive) 1 = 2(1) 1 = 2 ??? please tell me where the false logic is. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Two linear equations		2000-09-14
		From David Dean: 2a + 1b = 3.39 3a + 3b = 6.59 What formula do I use to find what a = ? Answered by Harley Weston.
	1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 50		2000-09-14
		From Vicki Charron: How can you calculate the total of the numbers one through fifty, without adding up the individual numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Derivatives, there must be an easier way		2000-09-06
		From Brad Goorman: The direction read: Take the derivative of each expression. y = {1+[x+(x2 +x3)4]5}6 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Velocity of a pendulum		2000-08-28
		From Mekca: A pendulum hangs from the ceiling. as the pendulum swings, its distance,d cm, form one wall of the room depends on the number of seconds,t, since it was set in motion. assume that the equation for d as a function of t is: d=80+30cos3.14/3t, t>0. estimate the instantaneous rate of change of d at t=5 by finding the average rates for t=5 to 5.1, t=5 to 5.01, and t=5 to 5.001. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Some trigonometry		2000-08-11
		From Angela: I have some PreCal questions. I am a student at the secondary level. I would be very grateful for your help. Solve the equation for theta (0 <= theta < 2pi). tan2(theta) = 3 I know sec2(theta) -1 = tan2(theta) . . . Answered by Harley Weston.
	L'Hospital's Rule		2000-07-19
		From Dan Krymkowski: The limit of the following as x goes to infinity is 2*y. Y is a constant. lim 2*x*log(x/(x-y)) = 2*y Answered by Harley Weston.
	Divisors of 2000		2000-06-06
		From Amanda Semi: find the product of all the divisors of 2000 dog trainer time has 100m of fencing to enclose a rectangular exercise yard. One side of the yard can include all or part of one side of his building. iff the side of his building is 30 m, determine the maximum area he can enclose Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A derivative problem		2000-06-04
		From Jeff Ellis: If F(x)=(4+x)(3+2x2)2(2+3x3)3, find F'(0) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Calculus Research Questions		2000-05-22
		From William Wright: I am a Calculus Teacher, and me and my class ran into these two problems without solutions in my manual, we got answers, but are unable to check them. If anyone gets this email and can respond to this with the solutions it be greatly appreciated. . . . 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.
	Related Rates		2000-05-07
		From Derek: How can you show that if the volume of a balloon is decreasing at a rate proportional to its surface area, the radius of the balloon is shrinking at a constant rate. Answered by Harley Weston.
	An improper integral		2000-05-04
		From A high school senior: Hi, I am a high school senior and I need help stugying for a final. I am stuck on one of the questions on my review sheet. Does the improper integral from 5 to infinity of (38/97)x converge or diverge? If it converges I also need to know how to find the approximate value accurate to .01 of its actual value. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Thearcius Functionius		2000-05-03
		From Kevin Palmer: With the Olympics fast approaching the networks are focusing in ona new and exciting runner from Greece. Thearcius Functionius has astounded the world with his speed. He has already established new world records in the 100 meter dash and looks to improve on those times at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Thearcius Functionius stands a full 2 meters tall and the networks plan on placing a camera on the ground at some location after the finish line(in his lane) to film the history making run. The camera is set to film him from his knees(0.5 meters up from the ground) to 0.5 meters above his head at the instant he finishes the race. This is a total distance of two meters(the distance shown by the camera's lens). Answered by Harley Weston.
	An indefinite integral		2000-05-03
		From Bonnie Null: I am to find the indefinite integral of: (ex - e-x)2 dx Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Minimizing the metal in a can		2000-05-02
		From May Thin Zar Han: A can is to be made to hold 1 L of oil. Find the dimensions that will minimize the cost of the metal to manufacture the can. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two calculus problems		2000-05-01
		From Kaushal Shah: How Do WE Integrate the following Functions, Integral xtanx dx How was natural base "e" discovered and why e=2.7....... Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The area of a triangle using calculus		2000-04-15
		From Todd Bowie: Hi, I am not a student but am reviewing calculus for an upcoming interview. I would like to know how to derive the area of a triangle using calculus. Thanks! Answered by Patrick Maidorn.
	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.
	Riemann sums		2000-03-30
		From Joshua D. Parham: If n is a positive integer, then lim (1/n)[1/(1+1/n) + 1/(1+(2/n) + ... + 1/(1+n/n)] n->infinity can be expressed as the integral from 1 to 2 of 1/x dx Answered by Penny Nom.
	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.
	Maximize		2000-03-12
		From Tara Doucet: My question is Maximize Q=xy^2 (y is to the exponent 2) where x and y are positive integers such that x + y^2 ( y is to the exponent 2)=4 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Simultaneous equations		2000-03-11
		From Laura Molck: My name is Laura Molck and I am in Year 11 in Australia. Please help me with the following. I know that they are all simultaneous equations which I can do but I have trouble with the formulae to work the equations. Can you please help!! 1. A tent manufacturer produces 2 models, Outback and Bushwalker. From earlier sales records it is known that 20% more of the Outback model is sold than the Bushwalker. A profit of $200 is made on each Outback sold, but $350 is made on each Bushwalker. If during the next year a profit of $177,000 is planned how many of each model must be sold? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Systems of linear equations		2000-03-10
		From Ann Marie Devereux: hi there!!, I guess I have a problem!!! 3x+4y=10 (over) 4x+y=9 2x=5y+3 (over) x=3y+1 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A mixture problem		2000-03-06
		From Rebecca Edwards: A tank in which cholocate milk is being mixed contains a mixture of 460 liters of milk and 40 liters of chocolate syrup initially. Syrup and milk are then added to the tank at the rate of 2 liters per minute of syrup and 8 liters of milk per minute. Simultaneously the mixture is withdrawn at the rate of 10 liters per minute. Find the function giving the amount of syrup in the tank at time t. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two calculus problems		2000-03-03
		From Tara Doucet: The height of a cylinder with a radius of 4 cm is increasing at rate of 2 cm per minute. Find the rate of change of the volume of the cylinder with respect to time when the height is 10 cm. A 24 cm piece of string is cut in two pieces. One piece is used to form a circle and the other to form a square. How should the string be cut so the sum of the areas is a maximum? Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	Some integration problems		2000-02-23
		From Tim Valentine: I am having a great deal of difficulty with the following integrals, can you help? I think they need the use of trig substitution or integration by parts but I cannot figure out how to begin. Thanks! The integral of 1/(2+3x2) dx. and The integral of x * square root of (4x+5) dx. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A moving point on the graph of y=sinx		2000-02-22
		From Veronica Patterson: Find the rate of change of the distance between the origin and a moving point on the graph of y=sinx if dx/dt=2 centimeters per second. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The quotient rule		2000-02-21
		From Charlene Anderson: Question: I came across a question in our book that states: Let Q(x) = N(x) / D(x) Then re-write Q(x) in a form that can utilize the Power and Product Rules. Use this rearranged form to derive the Quotient Rule. The Quotient Rule can be derived from the Power Rule and the Product Rule. One must also use the chain rule too, right? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Filbert Family Circus		2000-02-04
		From Sarah: As Clyde moves his broom around the circus ring, he thinks that he has finally found a job where he can make a clean sweep of things. Clyde is sweeping the ring where the lions perform in the Filbert Family Circus. The ring is 76 feet across and Clyde is using a broom 3 feet wide. He starts at the outside edge and works his way to the middle, making circles around the ring. After sweeping 3/4 of the ring, Clyde sees the lions coming with their trainer and scurries out of the ring. How many trips around the ring did he make? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Play ball		2000-02-03
		From Jessie: Here's a calc question that is probably a lot easier than I am making it. If you have a legendary "baseball problem" for the related rates section of Calc I, and you are given that the runner is running from 2nd to 3rd base at a given rate, and the umpire is standing at home plate, and you are given the distance between the bases on the field, how do you find the rate of change of the angle between the third base line (from the point of the umpire) and the runner? Here is a sample prob: Runner is moving from 2nd to 3rd base at a rate of 24 feet per second. Distance between the bases is 90 feet. What is the rate of change for the angle (theta, as described previously) when the runner is 30 feet from 3rd base? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A problem with a radius.		2000-02-01
		From Howard B Davis: We start a Line that goes up 1 unit, then it goes to the Right for 5 units long, and then goes down 1 unit which is the end point. If we draw a circle that is tangent to both ends as well as the mid-point of the horizontal line: How do we find the radius of the arc; in Mathematics, with only this information? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Functions		2000-01-23
		From Tara: Hi my name is Tara, I have two math problems that I need help with in my calculus math class. If f(x)= x - 2 show that (x+3)f(x)-(x+2)f(x+1)+4=0 Graph this function and use the graph to determine the range y=2x2 - 8x - 3 Answered by Harley Weston.
	The limit of f(x)/x		2000-01-22
		From Laurent Jullien: I would appreciate help to prove that a twice continuously differentiable convex function from R+ to R has the property that f(x)/x has a limit when x tends to infinity. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Why study calculus?		2000-01-05
		From Trlpal: I am a high school senior enrolled in a pre-calculus class. Could you tell me what the benefits of taking calculus are and why it would be important to take the class. Answered by Walter Whiteley and Harley Weston.
	zero		2000-01-01
		From Jason: What civilization first used zero? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A decreasing ellipsoid		1999-12-15
		From A student instructor: The volume of an ellipsoid whose semiaxes are of the lengths a,b,and c is 4/3 *pi*abc. Suppose semiaxes a is changing at a rate of A cm/s , the semiaxes b is changing at B cm/s and the semiaxes c is changing at C cm/s . If the volume of the ellipsoid is decreasing when a=b=c what can you say about A,B,C? Justify. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two calculus problems		1999-12-13
		From Alan: I have 2 questions that are very new to me, they were included on a quiz and the material was never covered. Our teacher never explained the purpose and detailed explanation of how to solve the problem. Could you help? Thanks. Question 1: A ball is falling 30 feet from a light that is 50 feet high. After 1 sec. How fast is the shadow of the ball moving towards the light post. Note that a ball moves according to the formula S=16t^2 Question 2: How many trapezoids must one use in order for the error to be less than 10^-8 if we want to find the area under the curve Y=1/X from 1 to 2. Find the exact area, Graph the function and use the trap rule for the "N" that you found. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A calculus problem		1999-12-08
		From JT Wilkins: These are the questions: Show that there exists a unique function that meets the following requirements: a) f is differentiable everywhere b) f(0)= f'(0)= 0 c) f(x+y)= f(x)+ f(y), for all real values of x,y Consider the function F: R-->R (All Reals) F(x) = 0, for x irrational & 1/q, x=p/q gcd(p,q)=1 q > 0 a)determine the values x where f is continuous, respectively discontinuous. b)determine the values x when f is differentiable and for each of these values compute f'(x). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Advanced Calculus		1999-12-07
		From Kay: Hi, my name is Kay. Please help---these problems are driving me crazzzzy!!!! Your help would be greatly appreciated! Let a,b be contained in R, a . . . Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Systems of equations		1999-12-06
		From Roger Hornbaker: I am having problem figuring out x and y solutions. 5x + y = 4 3x - y = 4 3x + 2y = 6 - 3x + y = 0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The chain rule		1999-12-03
		From Jennifer Stanley: This problem is making me dizzy. I would greatly appreciate a little help! Express the derivative dy/dx in terms of x. y=u^2(u-u^4)^3 and u=1/x^2 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two calculus problems		1999-12-01
		From O'Sullivan: Question #1 Assume that a snowball melts so that its volume decreases at a rate proportional to its surface area. If it takes three hours for the snowball to decrease to half its original volume, how much longer will it take for the snowball to melt completely? It's under the chain rule section of differentiation if that any help. I've set up a ratio and tried to find the constant but am stuck. Question #2 The figure shows a lamp located three units to the right of the y-axis and a shadow created by the elliptical region x^2 + 4y^2 < or= 5. If the point (-5,0) is on the edge of the shadow, how far above the x axis is the lamp located? The picture shows an x and y axis with only the points -5 and 3 written on the x axis. the lamp is on the upper right quadrant shining down diagonally to the left. There's an ellipse around the origin creating the shadow. It's formula is given as x^2 + 4y^2=5. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two derivatives		1999-11-16
		From Gina Renicker: The derivative of: y=e(xlnx) and y=x2arctan(x1/2) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Parabolic mirrors		1999-11-07
		From Andy White: I am working on a project concerning parabolic mirrors. I need to create a mirror to focus sunlight on a focal point, but I don't know how to do it. Is there some equation that tells where a focal point will be in relation to a parabola? What is a directrix? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area of a circle and an inequality		1999-10-30
		From Adam Anderson: I have two problems. The first: prove that the area of a cirlce is pi times radius squared without using calculus. The second: show that ln(x) < x - 1 for all x > 0. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Clockwise or Counterclockwise?		1999-10-27
		From Tim: A particle moves around the circle x2 + y2 = 1 with an x-velocity component dx/dt = y Find dy/dt Does the particle travel clockwise or counterclockwise around the circle? Why? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Derivatives with logs		1999-10-26
		From Kate: What is the derivative of 5 to the 5x-2 at x equals 0.8? Answered by Harley Weston.
	-log(a)		1999-10-22
		From Brenda Miskimmin: I need to know the mercury concentration in mg/L or ng/L for the following: -log M (Hg) = 8.5 where mw of Hg=200.59 (it's the negative sign in front of log that confuses me). Answered by Harley Weston.
	l'Hospital's Rule		1999-10-18
		From Yannick Gigandet: How can I solve these two limits : lim when n approches 1 of n[a1/n -1] lim when x approches 0 of (eax - ebx) / x Thanks for the answer! Answered by Harley Weston.
	A famous mathematician		1999-10-12
		From Yvette Perez: Another way to write 3/15. Remove 0 add a line, unscramble, you have the name of a famous mathematician. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Length of a line		1999-10-10
		From Dagmara Sarudi: My question has to do with the length of a diagonal. This problem came up when I thought about the shortest distance between two points, for example walking from one point to another in my neighborhood. I can choose a zig zag route and assuming the blocks I walk are exactly the same length, it shouldn't matter what route I took, the distance I travel should still be the same when I reached my goal. If, on the other hand I could travel in a diagonal line, the distance would be shorter. But what if, in my zig zag motion, the sections get so small the route approaches a diagonal. Shouldn't it be that each separate section added together equals the value of the two original sides? Or would it suddenly equal the value of the diagonal (which, of course was shorter than the two sides added together)? What gives? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	A trig limit		1999-10-06
		From Yannick Gigandet: What is the limit, as x approaches pi/3, of (1-2cosx) / sin(x-(pi/3)) ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The circumference of a circle		1999-10-05
		From Mara Frost: what is the formula to find the circumference of a circle, or if there is no formula, how do you find the circumference of a circle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two limits		1999-10-02
		From Jennifer: How do I find lim (1-cosx)/(x^2) as x-> 0 and lim (tan3x)/x as x->0 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Temperatures		1999-09-27
		From Eula: How do you cahnge farenheit degrees to celsius degrees? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Numbers with the digit 2 in 1...1000		1999-09-20
		From Jessica: Is there a trick to finding out how many numbers containing the digit two is there from 1 to 1000? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Distance between the windows		1999-09-19
		From Lawrence: An observer on level ground is at distance d from a building. The angles of elevation to the bottom of the windows on the second and third floors are a and b respectively. Find the distance h between the bottoms of the windows in terms of a b and d Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	Y2K?		1999-09-03
		From Mike Putzakulish: In Y2K, the "K" stands for thousand, but where did the "K" come from? I know it's not a Roman Numeral, but what is it?? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	A double negative		1999-09-01
		From Dennis: If b = -2 what does -b = ? As in (a + 8.5) - [(-b) + |c|] a = 1.5, c = -1.7 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Parametric Equations		1999-08-06
		From Nicholas Lawton: Show that an equation of the normal to the curve with parametric equations x=ct y=c/t t not equal to 0, at the point (cp, c/p) is : y-c/p=xp^2-cp^3 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A calculus problem		1999-07-22
		From Nicholas Lawton: The curve y= e^x(px^2+qx+r) is such that the tangents at x=1 and x=3 are parallel to the x-axis. the point (0,9) is on the curve. Find the values of p,q and r. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The shortest ladder		1999-06-26
		From Nicholas: A vertical wall, 2.7m high, runs parallel to the wall of a house and is at a horizontal distance of 6.4m from the house. An extending ladder is placed to rest on the top B of the wall with one end C against the house and the other end, A, resting on horizontal ground. The points A, B, and C are in a vertical plane at right angles to the wall and the ladder makes an angle@, where 0<@ Answered by Harley Weston.
	Even and Odd Function		1999-06-17
		From Kent: There is one function with the domain of all real numbers that is both even and odd. Please give me the answer to this question before I go insane. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A circle in a square		1999-05-26
		From Jose V Peris: A circle is inscribed in a square. The circumference of the circle is increasing at a constant rate of 6 inches per second. As the circle expands, the square expands to maintain the condition of tangency. find the rate at which the perimeter of the square is increasing. find the rate of increase in the area enclosed between the circle and the square at the instant when the area of the circle is 25(pi) square inches. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Related rates		1999-05-13
		From Tammy: The sides of a rectangle increase in such a way that dz/dt=1 and dx/dt=3*dy/dt. At the instant when x=4 and y=3, what is the value of dx/dt? (there is a picture of a rectangle with sides x and y, and they are connected by z, which cuts the rectangle in half) Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Polar Plot		1999-05-06
		From Irene: Consider the polar equation r=2-3Cos(theta/2) In the interval [o, 4Pi], how would you find the area of one of the leaves and also the length of one of the edges of a leaf? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Radius of an arc		1999-04-22
		From Rusty Riddleberger: I need to find the equation for finding the radius of an arc; I know the length of the arc (i.e the distance of the line connecting the two ends of the arc) and the height; (i.e the rise of the arc at its apex,) I had the formula years ago but it has lost me; this would be invaluable for work in new homes i.e. where we need to build an "arch" with a rise of 21" between two columns 11 feet apart Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Radius of convergence		1999-04-21
		From Nowl Stave: Why is the radius of convergence of the first 6 terms of the power series expansion of x^(1/2) centered at 4 less than 6? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Circles		1999-04-21
		From Alex Elkins: How do you find the circumference of a circle if you only know the radius and the square feet or inches of the circle if the radius is 18 inches, If done in inches do you multiply by 12 to get the square feet? Answered by Jack Lesage and Harley Weston.
	The average rate of change of a function		1999-04-20
		From Tammy: Suppose that the average rate of change of a function f over the interval from x=3 to x=3+h is given by 5e^h-4cos(2h). what is f'(3)? I would appreciate any help with this question. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Frustum		1999-03-29
		From Monica Armour: What do you call a square pyramid that has had the top chopped off? Answered by Chris Fisher and Jack LeSage.
	Rhomboid		1999-03-25
		From Monica Armour: I need to see a net of a rhomboid. Where can I find one on the net? Is it like a square paramid with the top chopped off? Help! This has me stumped. Answered by Jack LeSage.
	Graphing the Derivative		1999-01-18
		From Milena Ghebre: This question has been nagging me for sometime now. Is there a way of finding out the derivative of a function, just by looking at the graph of it? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Calculus		1999-01-16
		From Kaylea Rankin: Differentiate the following. y = 1 /(2+3/x) Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Absolute value of i		1999-01-06
		From Wayne Bagley: I would like to know what is the absolute value of i. I need an answer suitable for the secondary level. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The area and the circumference of a circle.		1998-08-27
		From Jason Wright: I was looking at the relationship of the area of a circle and the circumference when I realized that 2*pi*r is the derivative of pi*r^2. I was wondering if there is any connective deep dark meaning as to why this appears to be related. Thanks for any help you can give me! Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Parabolas		1998-07-24
		From Danica: how do you find the focus, vertex, and directrix of 4x-y^2-2y-33=0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Volumes of Revolution		1998-07-24
		From Lorraine Wall: I'm on the section fpr The Computation of Volumes of Solids of Revolution and the following question is giving me problems: -Consider the region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-and y-axes, the vertical line x=3, and the curve y=1/(xsquared + 3) I can determine the volume of the solid by rotating the region about the y-axis using the shell method but I can't seem to be able to get started with the volume when rotated about the x-axis. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Calculus problems		1998-07-13
		From Lorraine: I'm stuck again. Can you help? This involves integration using the method of partial fractions the integral of: 7x(to the 5th) - 2x(cubed) + 3 dx -------------------------------------- x(to the fourth) - 81 Do I have to do long division to reduce the numerator to the fourth power? the integral of: 4- 16x +21x(squared) + 6x(cubed) - 3x(fourth) dx ---------------------------------------------------- x(cubed)(x - 2)(squared) Lorraine Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Calculus Problem		1998-06-28
		From Lorraine: I'm a post-secondary student taking calculus by correspondence. I'm stuck on the following question (and similar ones) Can you help? Evaluate the following indefinite integral: d(theta) ---------- 1 + sin (theta) (It says to multiply both numerator and denominator by: 1 - sin(theta) Thanks Lorraine Answered by Harley Weston.
	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.
	A trig limit		1998-05-28
		From Ann: This problem is a calculus 1 limit problem-high school level. I'm teaching myself calc over the summer and I'm already stumped. find the limit lim sec^(2)[(sqrt2)(p)]-1 p-->0 --------------------- 1-sec^(2)[(sqrt3)(p)] I'm Ann. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Tightrope Walker.		1998-02-19
		From Amy Zitron: A tightrope is stretched 30 feet above the ground between the Jay and the Tee buildings, which are 50 feet apart. A tightrope walker, walking at a constant rate of 2 feet per second from point A to point B, is illuminated by a spotlight 70 feet above point A.... Answered by Harley Weston.
	Pi		1997-10-31
		From Ryan McKinnon: What Is Pi? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	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.
	A Trigonometric Limit		1997-09-18
		From Brian Ray: What is the limit, as x approaches 0, or tan^23x/x^2? (read, tan squared 3x over...)? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Limit Problem		1997-09-16
		From Robert Reny: what is the limit, as x approaches 0, of 3x/2x-[x]? [] means absolute value. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The Division Bracket.		1997-04-09
		From Judy Riley: A fellow teacher recently asked if I remembered the exact word for a division bracket (not the symbol with dots, the horizontal line in a fraction, or a solidus). I couldn't. Can you help? Answered by Walter Whiteley and Harley Weston.
	Mathematical Induction and the Derivative		1997-03-18
		From Shuling Chong: "Obtain a formula for the nth derivative of the product of two functions, and prove the formula by induction on n." Any educated tries are appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Parabolic Mirrors		1997-01-28
		From Megan Wennberg: Consider a ray of light that passes through a chord of a parabola (the chord is above the focus and parallel to the directrix), hits the parabola at a point (x,y) and is reflected through the focus. If d1 is the distance from the chord to the point of incidence (x,y) and d2 is the distance from (x,y) to the focus, can you prove that the sum of the distances d1+d2 is constant, independent of the particular point of incidence. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Foci of an Ellipse		1997-01-22
		From David Gilliam: How do I find the focii of the following equation? 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact.		1996-10-22
		From Rita Leung: I wonder if there is any proof for this theorem - A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact. If there is any proof for that, can you tell me please? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	Could you tell me the name for the bar in a division problem?		1996-10-21
		From Linda: Could you tell me the name for the bar in a division problem. Not the line with dots on either side but the line that divides the two numbers? My name is Linda. I am asking for my niece who is in 8th grade. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Thousands, millions, billions and trillions		1996-08-22
		From Blaine: What are the names of the periods in groups of numbers like 123,456,789. I need to know the names of them for school. I already know the first ones: units thousands millions billions trillions. Answered by Penny Nom and Diane Hanson.
	What are fractals and are they of any practical use?		1996-06-26
		From Ron: What are fractals and are they of any practical use? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Show that this construction yields a rhombus.		1996-06-16
		From LennyB: Hello, I have a problem. I doubt you can help me. If you have an isosceles trapezoid, and you connect the midpoints of the four sides of the isosceles trapezoid forming a quadrilateral, how do you prove that it's a rhombus in a 2 column proof?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area of an annulus		1996-04-04
		From Ryan Levering: What is the area of this annulus? Answered by Penny Nom.
	(-3)x(-2)		1995-10-25
		From Azmat: Why is (-3)x(-2) = 6? Answered by Herley Weston and Ed Giesbrecht.
	une écriture plus simple des expressions		2011-01-13
		From jessie: trouver une écriture plus simple des expressions suivantes sachant que : x + y = 3 et x - y =-2 A=x-1+y+2             B=x-1+y-2 C=x+1+y+2            C=x+1+y-2 Answered by Claude Tardif.
	soustraction		2010-01-14
		From LUCAS: comment faire l'operation suivant car je ne me souvient plus tres bien D'avance merci 4h44mn53s-2h52mn45s Answered by Pierre-Louis Gagnon et Claude Tardif.
	Le plus grand commun diviseur		2009-11-11
		From Katie: Question: Pendant mon cours de MAT 1300, mon enseignant m'a posé la question suivante: (a, b) = 12 (a², b) = 24 (b, 72) = ? Pouvez-vous m'aider s'il-vous-plaît? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Un système de plusieurs équations et plusieurs inconnues		2009-01-22
		From Cédrick: J'ai un problème écrit à résoudre est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider ? Le premier est le tiers de la somme des deux autres. La somme du premier et du deuxième est 13. Le produit du deuxième et du troisième est 56. Réponse: Le premier nombre est___________________ Le deuxième nombre est _________________ Le troisième nombre est _________________ Answered by Pierre-Louis Gagnon, Antoine Letarte at Claude Tardif.
	calcul des hh,mn,sec		2008-01-19
		From gillot: bonjour, mon fils à des additions et soustractions d'horaire et je n'arrive pas à trouver la règle pour lui espliquer comment il faut faire il y a t il une formule pour les additions et soustractions merci par avance pour vos réponses Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Illusion géométrique		2007-04-04
		From Dominique: Je n'arrive pas expliquer la modofocation de surface. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	soustractions avec les heures		2006-03-01
		From Bossedi: Je m'appelle Bossedi et malheureusement j'ai un petit souci en ce qui concerne le calcul des heures! Je ne me rappelle plus comment s'effectue une addition ou un soustraction avec les heures comme par exemples 22h30-7h00. Merci infiniment de bien vouloir m'aider. P.S.: Je me souviens qu'une lectrice du surnom Jennifer avait deja poser ce genre de probleme, mais avec la seule difference que dans son cas, c'etait i j'ai bonne memoire, 09h45 moins 07h52! Quelques choses de ce genre. Dois-je +tot ercire 11h30-07h00? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	quel sont les plus grands diviseurs communs?		2005-09-07
		From Sylvain: quel sont les plus grands diviseurs communs? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Soustraction avec les heures		2003-04-08
		From Jennifer: Je m'appelle Jennifer et malheureusement j'ai un petit souci. Pour le calcul des heures c'ets à dire je ne me rappelle plus comment s'effectue une addition ou un soustraction avec les heures comme par exemples 9h45-7h52. Si vous pouviez m'aider j'ens erais trés contente. Answered by Diane Hanson and Claude Tardif.
	Comment fait on pour justifier que...		2002-09-30
		From Lucie: Comment fait on pour justifier que p au carré est égal à 2 fois q au carré? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	isomorphisme		2000-08-10
		From Romain Kroes: Pour les beoins d'un ouvrage d'économie que je suis en train de terminer, pouvez-vous me dire qui est (sont) l'inventeur de l' "isomorphisme" en mathématiques (calcul tensoriel)? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Derivées partielle		1999-10-19
		From Arnaud Flandin: Quel est la definition des derivées partielle Answered by Claude Tardif.

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