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#6376 2016-01-02 17:10:06
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi zetafunc, Relentless, and bobbym,
The solution #5624 is correct! Excellent!
#5625. If
are the roots of and , then find 'p'.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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#6377 2016-01-02 17:27:53
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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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#6378 2016-01-02 21:52:38
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution #5625 is correct! Excellent!
#5626. Simplify:
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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#6379 2016-01-02 22:18:20
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Re: 10 second questions
Hello!
x cannot be -3, 3 or 4. One simplification is:
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#6380 2016-01-03 00:52:32
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi Relentless,
The solution #5626 is correct! Excellent!
#5627. Multiply :
by .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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#6381 2016-01-03 01:19:25
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Re: 10 second questions
Hello 
x cannot be -2 or 2
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#6382 2016-01-03 04:46:17
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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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#6383 2016-01-03 15:11:11
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The solution #5627 is perfect! Brilliant!
#5628. Find the square root of the following:
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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#6384 2016-01-03 15:22:39
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi;
You probably thought that finding the square root will simplify the expression, but that is only true once you assume that x is positive (which it is).
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#6385 2016-01-03 16:12:04
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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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#6386 2016-01-04 16:23:56
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The solution #5628 is correct! Neat work!
#5629. Find the quotient and the remainder:
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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#6387 2016-01-04 18:49:18
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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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#6388 2016-01-05 00:18:39
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
#5630. Find the quotient and remainder when
is divided by (x - 3).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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#6389 2016-01-05 13:04:35
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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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#6390 2016-01-05 17:28:26
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution #5630 is correct! Excellent!
#5631. Factorize:
.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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#6391 2016-01-05 18:04:01
- bobbym
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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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#6392 2016-01-06 01:23:58
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Re: 10 second questions
Hey;
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#6393 2016-01-06 10:01:56
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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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#6394 2016-01-06 15:36:27
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Re: 10 second questions
Lol, well since we're redoing the question daily:
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#6395 2016-01-06 15:37:14
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and Relentless,
The solution #5631 is perfect! Wonderful!
#5632. Factorize:
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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#6396 2016-01-06 18:13:44
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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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#6397 2016-01-07 15:01:04
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution #5632 is correct! Excellent!
#5633. Factorize:
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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#6398 2016-01-07 16:30:55
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi;
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#6399 2016-01-07 18:11:15
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Hi Relentless,
The solution #5633 is correct! Excellent!
#5634. Find the area of the triangle formed by the points (5,2), (3,-5), and (-5,-1).
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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#6400 2016-01-07 18:26:57
- bobbym
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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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