Multiply across +combine like terms

Multiply Across +combine Like Terms

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Answer 1
Explanation:

Case 2.

[tex](5x+2)(7x-2)[/tex]

Applying distributive property:

[tex]5x\cdot \:7x+5x\left(-2\right)+2\cdot \:7x+2\left(-2\right) \\ \\ 35x^2-10x+14x-4[/tex]

Combining like terms:

[tex]\boxed{35x^2+4x-4}[/tex]

Case 3.

[tex](5p-5)(7p+6)[/tex]

Applying distributive property:

[tex]5p\cdot \:7p+5p\cdot \:6+\left(-5\right)\cdot \:7p+\left(-5\right)\cdot \:6 \\ \\ 35p^2+30p-35p-30[/tex]

Combining like terms:

[tex]\boxed{35p^2-5p-30}[/tex]

Case 4.

[tex](n-7)(3n+1)[/tex]

Applying distributive property:

[tex]n\cdot \:3n+n\cdot \:1+\left(-7\right)\cdot \:3n+\left(-7\right)\cdot \:1 \\ \\ 3n^2+n-21n-7[/tex]

Combining like terms:

[tex]\boxed{3n^2-20n-7}[/tex]

The figure below shows the result of each case.

Multiply Across +combine Like Terms

Related Questions

lily can travel 60 miles in 1.5 hours. If her speed is reduced by 5 mph,how har can she travel in 3 hours

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Answer:

110

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

105 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

first we have to find her speed before it is reduced

so

60/1.5

thats equal to 40

she can travel 40 mph

reduce that by 5 so her speed is now 35mph

35*3=105

Which helps to establish a negative credit history?
O Make payments on or before the due date.
O Never miss a payment.
O Pay Sif the full amount with the first monthly statement.
O Pay less than the minimum amount due.

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Answer Pay less than the minimum amount due.

Explain: Don’t pay less than the minimum.

Answer:

D: Pay less than the minimum amount due.

Step-by-step explanation:

2. A boy who is 5 feet 6 inches tall casts a shadow that is 8 feet and 3 inches long. What is the measure of the
angle of elevation of the sun, A, as shown in the picture. Round to the nearest degree. Be careful with your
units in this problem.

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Answer:

34°

Step-by-step explanation:

The boy is 5 feet 6 inches tall.

The boy casts a shadow that is 8 feet and 3 inches long.

We know 12 inches equal 1 foot.

Therefore the boy's height is 5.5ft and the shadow is 8.25ft.

The angle of elevation of the sun is given by the tangent of the angle A.

[tex] \tan(A) = \frac{5.5}{8.25} [/tex]

[tex]\tan(A) = 0.6667[/tex]

[tex]A= {\tan}^{ - 1} (0.6667)[/tex]

[tex]A=33.69 \degree[/tex]

To nearest degree is 34°

Answer: 34 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

the boy is 5’6

5x12=60+6=66

The shadow is 8’3

8x12=96+3=99

You would use tan(X)= 5.5/8.25

calculate to get 33.69 round to 34.

HELP. Y=-3x + 6
Y=2x - 4
How many solutions can be found for the system of linear equations represented on the graph?
A) no solution
B) one solution
C) two solutions
D)infinitely many solutions

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Answer:

one solutions

Step-by-step explanation:

graph both points on a graph if they cross you have one solution, if they never meet you have no solution and if it's one line you have infinite solutions

Final answer:

The two given linear equations y = -3x + 6 and y = 2x - 4 have different slopes, which means they will intersect at exactly one point, indicating that there is one solution to the system.

Explanation:

To find out how many solutions can be found for the system of linear equations represented on the graph, we can observe the slopes and y-intercepts of the given equations. The two equations are:

y = -3x + 6

y = 2x - 4

These are both linear equations in the slope-intercept form, which is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. The first equation has a slope of -3 and the second has a slope of 2. Because the slopes are not equal, these lines are not parallel and will, therefore, intersect at one point. When two lines intersect at exactly one point, the system of equations has one solution.

Moreover, since they intersect, they do not have the same line, so they do not have infinitely many solutions. Therefore, the correct answer is one solution (B).

The storm dropped 1 3/12 feet of snow during the first hour and 9/12 foot more during the second hour. how much snow fell during those to hours?

i need help

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Answer:

your answer would be 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert 1 3/12 into an improper fraction which is 5/4

Then add it with 9/12

5

/4  + 9

/12

(5 × 12) + (9 × 4)

---------------------------

        4 × 12

= 96/48

=    96 ÷ 48

 -------------------

     48 ÷ 48

= 2

2 is your answer hope this helps :)

Answer:

2 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total amount of snow that fell, we add

1 3/12 + 9/12

add the fractions

3/12+9/12 = 12/12 =1

Add the whole numbers

1  plus the whole number from the fraction

1+1 =2

what is 2 and 1 4th times 1 and 1 half

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Answer:

3 3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

I need help with this question please?
ANSWER ASAP!!!!!!!!!

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The fish is 2.25 ft above the water surface.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Given expression for height of the fish above the water surface,  y = -16x² + 12x where x is time in seconds. Find height after 0.375 seconds

⇒ y = -16(0.375)² + 12 × 0.375

      = -2.25 + 4.5

      = 2.25 ft

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation

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Answer:

=3

=2

Step-by-step explanation:

12−5+6=0

using the Quadratic Formula where

a = 1, b = -5, and c = 6

=−±2−4‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾√2

=−(−5)±(−5)2−4(1)(6)‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾√2(1)

=5±25−24‾‾‾‾‾‾‾√2

=5±1‾√2

The discriminant 2−4>0

so, there are two real roots.

Simplify the Radical:

=5±12

=62=42

which becomes

=3

=2

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The distance between two cities on a map is 4 1/2 inches. The actual distance between the two cities is 24 miles.
What is the scale used on the map?
If the scale on a different map of the same area is 1/4 inch = 1 mile, how many inches separate the same two cities?

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Answer:

1 inch : 5⅓ miles

6 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Map : Actual

4½ : 24

1 : 24/4.5

24 ÷ 9/2 = 24 × 2/9 =

1 inch on map represents an actual distance of 16/3 miles in actual

16/3 = 5⅓ miles

Map : Actual

¼ inch : 1 mile

X inch : 24

¼×24 = 6 inches

Answer:    3/16 inches : 1 mile

                  6 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\dfrac{\text{Model}}{\text{Actual}}:\dfrac{4\frac{1}{2}\ inches}{24\ miles}\div\dfrac{24}{24}=\dfrac{\frac{3}{16}}{1}\quad \longrightarrow \quad \large\boxed{\dfrac{3}{16}\ inches:1\ mile}\\[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{\text{Model}}{\text{Actual}}:\dfrac{\frac{1}{4}\ inches}{1\ mile}=\dfrac{x}{24\ miles}\\\\\\\text{Cross Multiply}:\quad \dfrac{1}{4}\bigg(24\bigg)=x\\\\.\qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \quad \quad \large\boxed{6=x}[/tex]

i need help finding the area of a figure where the rectnagles area is 5 x 14 and the half circles diameter is 6

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Answer:

  84.14 square units, total

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the formulas for area of the figures you're interested in.

Rectangle Area

  A = LW

Circle Area

  A = πr^2

__

Your rectangle area will be ...

  A = 5 × 14 = 70 . . . . square units

The area of a full circle with diameter 6 (radius = 6/2 = 3) will be ...

  A = π × 3^2 = 9π

The area of a semicircle of that size is half that:

  semicircle area = 9π/2 = 4.5π

Then the total area of the two figures is ...

  70 + 4.5π ≈ 70 +14.14 = 84.14 . . . square units

Suppose the diameter of a circle is \color{green}{6}6start color green, 6, end color green units. What is its circumference?



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Answer:

C = 6pi units

or

C is approximately 18.84 units

Step-by-step explanation:

The circumference of a circle is given by

C = pi *d

The diameter is 6 units

C = 6*pi units

If we approximate pi by 3.14

C = 6*3.14

C = 18.84 units

What is the 10th term 1,
1/2,1/4

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Answer:

The 10th term will be:

                                                         [tex]a_{10}=\frac{1}{512}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Considering the sequence

[tex]1,\:\frac{1}{2},\:\frac{1}{4}...[/tex]

A geometric sequence has a constant ratio r and is defined by

[tex]a_n=a_0\cdot r^{n-1}[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Compute\:the\:ratios\:of\:all\:the\:adjacent\:terms}:\quad \:r=\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{1}=\frac{1}{2},\:\quad \frac{\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{The\:ratio\:of\:all\:the\:adjacent\:terms\:is\:the\:same\:and\:equal\:to}[/tex]

[tex]r=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{The\:first\:element\:of\:the\:sequence\:is}[/tex]

[tex]a_1=1[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Therefore,\:the\:}n\mathrm{th\:term\:is\:computed\:by}\:[/tex]

[tex]a_n=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n-1}[/tex]

Putting n = 10 to determine in the nth term to determine the 10th term

[tex]a_{10}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{10-1}[/tex]

[tex]a_{10}=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^9[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^c=\frac{a^c}{b^c}[/tex]

[tex]a_{10}=\frac{1^9}{2^9}[/tex]

[tex]a_{10}=\frac{1}{2^9}[/tex]     ∵ [tex]1^9=1[/tex]

[tex]a_{10}=\frac{1}{512}[/tex]     ∵  [tex]2^9=512[/tex]

Therefore, the 10th term will be:

                                                         [tex]a_{10}=\frac{1}{512}[/tex]

Write an equivalent expression for x + x + x + 2x + x

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Answer:

6x

Step-by-step explanation:

x + x + x + 2x + x

Simplify the equation

4x + 2x

6x

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Divide using Long division (6x^3-26x-21+x^2) by (-7+3x)

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The answer is 2x^2+5x+3

Step-by-step explanation:

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14x^7-56x^6-126x^5+35x^4-140x^3-315x^2

Order the side lengths of the triangle from shortest to longest.
59°
56°
1659

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shortest - 56
then 59
longest- 1659

An art supply store typically sells bottles of green paint for every 9 bottles of aqua paint. How many bottles of aqua paint does it sell when it sells 30 bottles of green ​paint?

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Final answer:

The store sells 270 bottles of aqua paint when it sells 30 bottles of green paint.

Explanation:

To find out how many bottles of aqua paint the store sells when it sells 30 bottles of green paint, we can set up a proportion. Since the store sells 9 bottles of aqua paint for every 1 bottle of green paint, we have the ratio 9/1. We can set this equal to the unknown quantity, x, over 30 (the number of green paint bottles).

9/1 = x/30

Next, cross multiply to solve for x. Cross multiplying gives us:

9 * 30 = 1 * x

Simplifying this equation gives us:

270 = x

Therefore, the store sells 270 bottles of aqua paint when it sells 30 bottles of green paint.

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Write the equation of the given line in
slope- intercept form

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Answer:

y=2x+3

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

y = -3x - 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Point Slope Form:  (y - y1) = m(x - x1)

Step 1:  Find the slope using [tex]\frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}[/tex]

(x1, y1) = (-1, 2)

(x2, y2) = (1, -4)

m = [tex]\frac{-4 - 2}{1 -(-1)}[/tex]

m = [tex]\frac{-6}{1+1}[/tex]

m = [tex]\frac{-6}{2}[/tex]

m = -3

Step 2:  Plug into point slope form and solve for y

(y - y1) = m(x - x1)

(y - 2) = -3(x - (-1))

y - 2 = -3(x + 1)

y - 2 + 2 = -3x - 3 + 2

y = -3x - 1

Answer:  y = -3x - 1

What is it I really need to know please

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Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

Just take 35 and subtract 23.

It would be 12 you have to do 35 subtracted by 23

Is 4/6 is farther from 1/2

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Answer: Yes

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the retail cost of a computer is 22% more than its wholesale cost. what is the whole sale cost?

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Answer:5

Step-by-step explanation:

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Consider the given statement. At least one gift in the bag is wrapped.

For each statement below, determine whether it is a negation of the given statement is True or False.

At least one gift in the bag is not wrapped.

Not every gift in the bag is wrapped.

Every gift in the bag is wrapped.

None of the gifts in the bag are wrapped.

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Answer:

The negation to the given statement "At least one gift in the bag is wrapped - true" is " At least one gift in the bag is not wrapped" - False

At least one gift in the bag is not wrapped - False Not every gift in the bag is wrapped-True  Every gift in the bag is wrapped-False None of the gifts in the bag are wrapped-False

Step-by-step explanation:

Given statement is At least one gift in the bag is wrapped is true

The negation to the given statement is " At least one gift in the bag is not wrapped" - False

To determine whether the statement is a negation of the given statement is True or False :

At least one gift in the bag is not wrapped - False Not every gift in the bag is wrapped-True  Every gift in the bag is wrapped-False None of the gifts in the bag are wrapped-False

What does the value of y have to be so that
(3, y) and (-5,6) have a slope of -1 between them?

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Answer:

y= -2

Step-by-step explanation:

Please see attached picture for full solution.

(From the 4th to 5th line, I multiplied both sides by 8)

Name the property shown by each statement and which is associative or commutation or simply

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Answer:

The associative property states that you can add or multiply regardless of how the numbers are grouped. By 'grouped' we mean 'how you use parenthesis'. In other words, if you are adding or multiplying it does not matter where you put the parenthesis. Add some parenthesis any where you like!.

The Commutative property states that order does not matter. Multiplication and addition are commutative.

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0.1 percent as fraction in simplest form ?

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Answer:

1/10

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

1/10

Step-by-step explanation:

In its simplest form, expressing the decimal as a fraction to its simplest form will give one over ten.

Therefore if you divide 1/10, the answer will be 0.1. it is also called one-tenth.

Although there are other expressions or fractions that give 0.1, but 1/10 is the simplest of them all, and the question specified to use it in its simplest form.


If AB = 4x + 9, BC = 5x + 2, and AC = 56, find the measure of AB and BC.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

AB=4x+9

BC=5x+2

Then, AC=56

From vector

AC=AB+BC

Then,

56=4x+9+5x+2

56=9x+11

Subtract 11 from both sides

56-11=9x+11-11

45=9x

Divide both sides by 9

45/9=9x/9

5=x

Then, x=5

Now,

1. AB=4x+9, x=5

AB=4(5)+9

AB=20+9

AB=29

2. Also

BC=5x+2

BC=5(5)+2

BC=25+2

BC=27

The relationship between the weight y gram and the edge x cm for a cube of gold is y = 19.3x3 A cube of gold weighs 652 grams. Calculate the length of the edge of the cube in centimeters. Answer with two decimal places.

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The length of the edge of the cube is 3.23 cm .

Step-by-step explanation:

We have , The relationship between the weight y gram and the edge x cm for a cube of gold is y = 19.3x3 or [tex]y = 19.3x^3[/tex] .  A cube of gold weighs 652 grams i.e. y = 652 . Let's calculate value of x from above data:

[tex]y = 19.3x^3[/tex]

⇒ [tex]y = 19.3x^3[/tex]

⇒ [tex]652= 19.3x^3[/tex]

⇒ [tex]19.3x^3=652[/tex]

⇒ [tex]\frac{19.3}{19.3}x^3=\frac{652}{19.3}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]x^3=\frac{652}{19.3}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]\sqrt[\frac{1}{3} ]{x^3} = \sqrt[\frac{1}{3} ]{\frac{652}{19.3}}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]({x^3})^\frac{1}{3} =({\frac{652}{19.3}})^\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]x =(33.78)^\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]x =3.23[/tex]

Therefore, the length of the edge of the cube  is 3.23cm.

The wholesale price for a pair of shoes is $8.50. A certain department store marks up the wholesale price by 90%. Find the price of the pair of shoes in the department store. Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

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Answer:

$16.15

Step-by-step explanation:

The wholesale price:

$8.50

Selling Price:

$8.50 + 90% = $8.50 *1.9 = $16.15

Pair of shoes sold for $16.15 in the store

Final answer:

The department store marks up the wholesale price by 90%, equating to $7.65. Adding this to the original wholesale price of $8.50, the retail price of the shoes in the department store is $16.15.

Explanation:

To calculate the retail price of the shoes in the department store, we need to add the markup value to the original wholesale price. The markup is 90% of the wholesale price. Therefore, we calculate 90% of $8.50, and then add that to the original price.

To find 90% of $8.50, we multiply $8.50 by 90/100. This gives us $7.65. This is the markup value.

We then add this markup value to the original wholesale price. So, $8.50 + $7.65 = $16.15.

The price of the pair of shoes in the department store is therefore $16.15.

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Fill in the blank to make a true equation. (-9)(___) = 36 A. - 4 B. 4 C. 6 D. - 6

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Answer:

Option A, -4

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:  Make an equation to represent the problem

(-9)(x) = 36

Step 2:  Solve for x by dividing both sides by -9

-9x / -9 = 36 / -9

x = -4

Answer:  Option A, -4

Find, to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of the sun when a person 170 cm tall casts of shadow 220 cm long.

Trigonometry

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Answer:

Θ = 52°

Step-by-step explanation:

Once you've set up the triangle, you can see that the adjacent side is 170 cm and the opposite side is 220 cm.

tanΘ = [tex]\frac{220}{170}[/tex]

Θ = tan-1 (220/170)

Θ = 52°

The angle of elevation of the sun when a person 170 cm tall casts of shadow 220 cm long is 37.694°.

What is trigonometry?

Trigonometry deals with the relationship between the sides and angles of a right-angle triangle.

A person 170 cm tall casts of shadow 220 cm long.

Then the angle will be

[tex]\rm tan \theta = \dfrac{Perpendicular }{Base}[/tex]

We have

Perpendicular = 170 cm

Base = 220 cm

Then

[tex]\rm tan \theta = \dfrac{170}{220}\\\\\\ \theta \ \ \ \ = tan^{-1} \dfrac{170}{220}\\\\\\\theta \ \ \ \ = 37.694^o[/tex]

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