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#7176 2016-11-08 03:15:57

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Re: 10 second questions

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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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#7177 2016-11-08 21:36:33

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6022 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6023. Which term of the sequence 114, 109, 104, .... is the first negative term?


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.

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#7178 2016-11-09 05:11:31

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7179 2016-11-09 19:50:19

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Re: 10 second questions

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#6024. Find the value of the middle term of the following Arithmetic Progression : -6, -2, 2, ....., 58.


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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#7180 2016-11-09 20:07:26

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7181 2016-11-10 18:38:59

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6024 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6025. The third term of an Arithmetic Progression is 3 and 11th term is -21. Find its first term and common difference.


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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#7182 2016-11-11 04:30:10

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7183 2016-11-11 18:05:56

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6024 (two parts) is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6025. For what value of p, are 2p - 1, 7, and 3p three consecutive terms of an Arithmetic Progression?


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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#7184 2016-11-11 20:13:08

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7185 2016-11-12 19:09:07

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6025 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6026. Solve:



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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#7186 2016-11-12 19:20:07

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7187 2016-11-13 17:36:42

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution set in #6026 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6027. A ladder 15 meter long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60 degrees with the wall, then the height of the wall is ___________.


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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#7188 2016-11-13 18:28:35

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7189 2016-11-14 18:15:32

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6027 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6028. The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 meter high tower, is 30 degrees. The distance of car from the base of the tower (in m) is _________.


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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#7190 2016-11-14 18:52:45

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7191 2016-11-15 17:02:49

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6028 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6029. From the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, with its base at the sea level, the angle of depression of a boat is 30 degrees. Find the distance of the boat from the foot of the lighthouse.


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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#7192 2016-11-15 18:31:17

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7193 2016-11-16 18:26:04

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6029 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6030. The altitude of the top of a chimney is 30 degrees and on approaching 200 m towards the chimney, the altitude becomes 60 degrees, the height of the chimney is ________ m.


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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#7194 2016-11-16 19:12:34

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7195 2016-11-17 19:40:49

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6030 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6031. Find the common difference of an Arithmetic Progression whose first term is 4, last term is 49, and the sum of all its terms is 265.


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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#7196 2016-11-17 20:46:37

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Re: 10 second questions

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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#7197 2016-11-18 17:24:38

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution #6031 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6032. The sum of three numbers in Arithmetic Progression is 33 and their product is 792; find them.


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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#7198 2016-11-18 18:47:53

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Posts: 109,606

Re: 10 second questions

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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#7199 2016-11-19 19:58:12

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

The solution set in #6032 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6033. Determine the Arithmetic Progression (first 3 terms) whose 4th term is 18 and the difference of the 9th term from the 15th term is 30.


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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#7200 2016-11-19 21:07:10

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Posts: 109,606

Re: 10 second questions

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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