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#51 Re: Help Me ! » Solve for a: Reviewing the Basics » 2022-09-22 15:08:45

Try undoing the operations in reverse precedence order to isolate the variable.

#52 Re: Help Me ! » Range and domain of functions » 2022-09-08 13:25:14

I am an experienced math teacher and tutor.

New to this very interesting forum, I am rather astonished and disappointed that some knowledgeable responders just give a student the answer, as above, rather than ask the appropriate questions to the poster to guide the student to the answer.

#53 Re: Help Me ! » Help me solve this. 98% of mathematicians failed » 2022-08-19 18:12:59

I am thinking the equation as posted was intended for the 49x to be in the denominator, but was mis-written - should have therefore been written as (49x).

If that is the case, then it becomes a cubic equation.

I graphed the cubic for an approximation to its one real root.

#54 Re: Help Me ! » Inverse Functions » 2022-08-14 09:44:13

Sounds to me that you are saying you don't know the distributive rule: a(b + c) = ab + ac.

That's pretty fundamental.  You should know this before doing inverse functions.

If you DO know it, then use it here: -1/5 (-5x + 3)
and then simplify further.

#55 Re: Help Me ! » Inverse Functions » 2022-08-10 12:24:24

Have you tried reversing x and y in one and then rewriting it as an f(x) ?

That's the usual way.

#56 Jokes » Fibonacci » 2022-03-29 12:00:34

Phrzby Phil
Replies: 1

“I just got back from the annual Fibonacci conference.”
“Did you enjoy it?”
“Yes – it was as good as the last two put together.”

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