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#526 2016-06-24 17:41:07

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#527 2016-06-25 01:28:46

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solutions (two parts) are correct. Neat work, bobbym!

379. If

find the value of


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#528 2016-06-25 03:54:20

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#529 2016-06-25 17:34:39

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solution 379 is correct. Brilliant, bobbym!

380. Solve for x and y:



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#530 2016-06-25 18:10:02

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#531 2016-06-25 22:25:59

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solution set in 380 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

381. Find

for each of the following geometric series described below:
a (first term) = 5, r (common ratio) = 3, n (number of terms) = 12.


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#532 2016-06-26 03:38:36

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#533 2016-06-26 17:46:13

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382. The second term of a geometric series is 3 and common ratio is 4/5. Find the sum of first 23 consecutive terms in the given geometric series.


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#534 2016-06-26 18:14:57

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#535 2016-06-26 19:41:43

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383. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(3,-4), B(-1,-3), and C(-6,2). Find the coordinates of vertex D and the area of the parallelogram ABCD.


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#536 2016-06-26 20:07:14

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#537 2016-06-26 23:28:23

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solutions in 383 are correct. Splendid, bobbym!

384. Solve for x and y:



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#538 2016-06-27 02:43:30

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#539 2016-06-27 16:49:05

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solution set in 384 is correct. Marvelous, bobbym!

385. A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by car. If he travels 250 km by train and the rest by car, it takes him 4 hours. But, if he travels 130 km by train and the rest by car, he takes 18 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and that of the car.


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#540 2016-06-27 17:04:06

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#541 2016-06-27 23:33:41

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solutions in 385 are correct. Brilliant, bobbym!

386. Apply the division algorithm to find the quotient and remainder on dividing f(x) by g(x) as given below:

.


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#542 2016-06-28 01:26:48

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#543 2016-06-28 17:19:33

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solutions 386 are correct. Marvelous!

387. Evaluate:


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#544 2016-06-28 17:34:36

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#545 2016-06-28 19:25:28

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Re: Compute the solution:

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I made a mistake in the problem. Inconvenience regretted. The revised problem:


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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#546 2016-06-29 05:46:26

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Re: Compute the solution:

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#547 2016-06-29 16:58:19

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solution 387 is correct. Magnificent. bobbym!

388. A train covered a distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/hour faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/hour, it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#548 2016-06-29 18:29:27

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#549 2016-06-29 23:04:17

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Re: Compute the solution:

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The solution 388 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

389. Places A and B are 80 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from 'A' and other from 'B' at the same time. If they move in the same direction, they meet in 8 hours and if they move in opposite directions, they meet in 1 hour 20 minutes. Find the speeds of the cars.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#550 2016-06-30 17:01:37

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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