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a) Determine an equation for the line with slope 3 and passing through the origin. b) What is an equation for the line perpendicular to the line in part a) that also passes through the point (0,2)?

What is the factored form of 6x2 + 17x + 5?

Melanie’s bedroom floor has a width equal to 3x+ 6 and a length equal to 4x – 7. What equation represents the area of the floor?

A farmer uses a conveyor belt to move grain from ground level into a storage silo. The conveyor has a length of 9 metres. Its angle of elevation can be adjusted from 5° to 20°. The silo has an opening that can accommodate the conveyor belt at its lowest a...

A telephone pole is secured with two cables. The first cable is attached to the top of the pole and makes an angle of 70° with the ground. The cable is secured to the ground 8 m from the bottom of the pole. The second cable is attached to the top of the p...

The area of a circle is given by the expression pi(16x^2 - 40x + 25) . a) What is the diameter of the circle? b) What is its circumference?

It took a boat 6 h to travel 84 km up a river against the current but only 4 h and 12 minutes for the return trip with the current. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current water.

At a local deli, two beef sandwiches and a chicken sandwich cost 12.25. Three beef and two chicken sandwiches cost $20. Find the cost of each sandwich.

Brent received two bills with his monthly gasoline statement. One bill for $92.30 showed he had bought 66L of gasoline and two liters of oil, while the other bill showed he had bought 75L of gasoline and one liter of oil for $100.75. If the price of gasol...