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State an absolute value inequality for ''all numbers less than or equal to 8, and greater than or equal to -8.'' |
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The scatter plot below shows the women's winning marathon times and the high temperatures on the marathon days. Which prediction equation best shows how marathon times and temperature are related? |
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Solve the system of equations. 
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Josh has 40 minutes to complete a government exam. There are 15 multiple-choice questions worth 3 points each. There are also 5 short-answer questions worth 11 points each. It takes about 2 minutes for Josh to answer the multiple-choice questions m and about 8 minutes to complete the short-answer questions s. The system of inequalities that represents this problem is graphed below. Which ordered pair is not a vertex of the feasible region? |
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(20, 0) |
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(0, 0) |
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(15, 0) |
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(0, 5) |
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Write a matrix for the system of equations. 
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Write the fourth root of 625. |
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5 |
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4(625) |
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6254 |
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Simplify  |
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Solve x2 - 6x = 0 by graphing or by factoring. |
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-6, 0 |
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0 |
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-6 |
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0, 6 |
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Find 4[p(x)] if p(x) = x2 - 3x + 2. |
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4x2 - 12x + 8 |
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16x2 - 12x + 2 |
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x2 - 12x + 2 |
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4x2 - 3x + 2 |
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Solve the equation  |
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-1 |
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20 |
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9 |
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The table shows the average heights (in centimeters) of females ages 1-14. If this trend continues, about how tall will an average fifteen-year-old female be? |
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168.5 cm |
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160.3 cm |
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163.7 cm |
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156.9 cm |
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Graph the inequality y  -| x | + 3. |
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Solve the system of equations4x – 2y = 2, –3x + 7y = –29 |
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(–2, –5) |
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(–2, 5) |
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no solution |
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(2, –5) |
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If a perfect square is equal to a constant, what is the best method to solve the quadratic equation? |
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Completing the Square |
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Square Root Property |
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Factoring |
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Quadratic Formula |
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How many possible positive real zeros are there for the polynomial  ? |
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3 |
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2 |
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Given  and  , what is  ? |
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Find the slope of the line that passes through A and B . |
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Given that log710  1.18, find log7 1000. |
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3.85 |
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2.54 |
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1.64 |
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3.54 |
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19. |
Shrinivas deposited $1300 in an account which pays 8% annual interest, compounded continuously. How long will it take to reach $3500? |
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12.4 years |
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176 years |
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1.2 years |
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9.2 years |
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Two cities have insect problems. The insects in City A increase exponentially according to the equation y = 120,000e0.04t. The insects in City B increase exponentially according to the equation y = 90,000e0.08t. When will the cities have an equal amount of insects? |
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at t = 3 years |
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at t = 7.19 years |
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at t = 7.89 years |
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at t = 34.66 years |
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