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#801 2016-10-13 19:35:24
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Re: Compute the solution:
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#802 2016-10-14 19:59:22
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solutions in 502 are correct. Excellent, bobbym!
503. If the points P(-3,9), Q(a,b), and R(4,-5) are collinear and a + b = 1, find the values of a and b.
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#803 2016-10-14 20:40:54
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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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#804 2016-10-15 21:40:05
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 503 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!
504. If A(-3,5), B(-2,-7), C(1,-8), and D(6,3) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD, find its area.
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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#805 2016-10-15 22:22:01
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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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#806 2016-10-16 16:29:28
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 504 is correct. Brilliant, bobbym!
505. The king, the queen, the jack and 10, all of spades are lost from a pack of 52 playing cards. A card is drawn from the remaining well shuffled pack. Find the probability of getting a
(a) red card
(b) king
(c) black card.
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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#807 2016-10-16 22:03:05
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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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#808 2016-10-17 16:05:59
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 505 (three parts) are correct. Neat work, bobbym!
506. In a flight of 2800 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed is reduced by 100 km/hour and time increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of the flight.
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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#809 2016-10-17 22:50:27
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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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#810 2016-10-18 16:42:46
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 506 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
507. A motor boat whose speed is 20 km/hour in still water, taken 1 hour more to go 48 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
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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#811 2016-10-18 18:39:23
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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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#812 2016-10-19 18:22:48
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 507 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
508. Find the area of a rhombus whose vertices taken in order are the points (3,0), (4,5), (-1,4), and (-2,-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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#813 2016-10-19 23:28:54
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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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#814 2016-10-20 00:50:01
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 508 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
509. Find the value of 'a', if the distance between the points A(-3,-14) and B(a,-5) is 9 units.
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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#815 2016-10-20 09:09:42
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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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#816 2016-10-20 16:09:40
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 509 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!
510. Find the coordinates of the point which is equidistant from three given points A(5,1), B(-3,-7), and C(7,-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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#817 2016-10-20 23:16:00
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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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#818 2016-10-20 23:58:53
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 510 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
511. Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices are (3,4), (0,5), (2,-1), and (3,2).
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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#819 2016-10-21 12:00:24
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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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#820 2016-10-21 17:54:05
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 511 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
512. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are
(i) (2,3), (-1,0), (2,-4)
(ii) (-5,-1), (3,-5), (5,2).
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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#821 2016-10-22 01:14:21
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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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#822 2016-10-22 20:02:21
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solutions 512 are correct. Excellent, bobbym!
513. If a vertex of a triangle be (1,1) and the mid-points of two sides through it be (-2,3) and (5,2), find the centroid of the triangle.
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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#823 2016-10-23 02:09:58
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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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#824 2016-10-23 16:31:55
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Re: Compute the solution:
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The solution 513 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
514. If A(2,-2), B(8,4), C(5,7), and D(x,y) are the vertices of a rectangle, then find the values of x and y.
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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#825 2016-10-23 16:59:59
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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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