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Which equation has a graph that is parallel to the graph of 4x - 2y = 1? |
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y = 2x - 3 |
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Evaluate using diagonals. |
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21 |
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37 |
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107 |
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33 |
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Simplify  |
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x - 4 |
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x + 7 |
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x + 4 |
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x2 + 7 |
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Simplify  |
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Which is the graph of 4x2 + 9y2 + 16x -18y -11 = 0? |
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Find the slopes of the asymptotes of the hyperbola with equation 3x2 - y2 - 18x - 2y + 20 = 0. |
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Find all of the rational zeros of the function p(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 - 11x - 6. |
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-3, 2 |
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-3, 1 |
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-6 |
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What is the sum of the first eight terms of the geometric series for which a1 = -4 and r = -2? |
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340 |
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1020 |
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1024 |
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256 |
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What is n if n[P(15, 5)] = P(14, 6)?. |
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120 |
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9 |
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6 |
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15 |
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An article in the Gazette reported that about 1 out of 4 cars sold in 1980 was red. Suppose a salesperson sells 6 cars per week. What is the probability that he or she sells at least 4 red cars in a week? |
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or about 0.0376 |
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or about 0.1318 |
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or about 0.0330 |
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or about 0.9624 |
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A school flagpole casts a 16-foot shadow on the lawn. A teacher stood at the shadow's edge and measured the angle of elevation to the top of the pole at 42°. How tall is the pole? |
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17.8 ft |
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12 ft |
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14.4 ft |
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5.6 ft |
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Find one positive angle and one negative angle that are coterminal with 310°. |
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-120°, 400° |
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100°, -670° |
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50°, -670° |
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-50°, 670° |
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Determine whether PQR has no solution, one solution, or two solutions. |
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There are two solutions because r > p > r sin P. |
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There is no solution because p = r sin P. |
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There is one solution because p < r sin P. |
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There is one solution because p > r sin p. |
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Solve x + 7 < 5 or x + 6 > 9. |
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{x | -2 > x > 3} |
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{x | x > -2 or x < 3} |
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{x | -2 < x < 3} |
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{x | x < -2 or x > 3} |
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At a firm, there are three workers that are supposed to work a combined 110 hours per week. Worker 1 gets paid $10 per hour, worker 2 gets paid $12 per hour, and worker 3 gets paid $14 per hour. If the company wants their total income to be $1268, how many hours should each one work if worker 3 and worker 2 work for the same amount of hours? |
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worker 1: 14worker 2: 48worker 3: 48 |
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worker 1: 44worker 2: 33worker 3: 33 |
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worker 1: 40worker 2: 35worker 3: 35 |
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worker 1: 54worker 2: 28worker 3: 28 |
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Simplify . |
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Find the slope of the line that passes through A and B . |
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Suppose r varies jointly with p and q. If p increases and q decreases, what will happen to r? |
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It stays the same. |
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It increases. |
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Cannot be determined from given information. |
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It decreases. |
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There are 25 things that can break on a car. Seven are maintenance problems, 14 are small repairs, and 4 are major problems. If a problem occurs at random, what is the probability that it is not a major problem? |
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Find cos if sin x = and x is in the second quadrant. |
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