2,218 Answered Questions for the topic Pre Calculus

Pre Calculus Mixture Problems

10/22/17

What amount of pure acid must be added to 300ml of a 50% acid solution to produce a 60% acid solution?

Pre calculus word problem
Pre Calculus

10/20/17

write a quintic polynomial function with real coefficients in standard form that has 2+i with dual multiplicity and 3 as a root

write a quintic polynomial function with real coefficients in standard form that has 2+i with dual multiplicity and 3 as a root

10/19/17

(tanθ+cotθ)^2=sec^2θ csc^2θ

Proving identities

Pre-Calc Help!

The spreag from of oil leaking from a tanker is in the shape of a circle. If the radius r (in feet) of the spread after t hours is r(t) = 200sqt(t), find the area A of the oil slick as a function... more
Pre Calculus Calculus

10/12/17

Determine whether the statement is true or false. Justify your answer. If f(x)=x+1 and g(x)=6x, then (f o g)(x)=(g o f)(x).

List why it is true or false and give each step, also include why each step was taken. 
Pre Calculus Calculus

10/12/17

Find the coordinates of another point on the graph of the function f if the point (2a, 2c) is on the graph of f and the function f is even. Explain why.

List each step by step and explain why each step was take. 
Pre Calculus Precalculus

10/09/17

Pre-calc please help

A college decides to build a soccer field and a basketball complex side by side with a fence surrounding thefields and a shared fence between the two fields. The college has purchased 2300ft of... more
Pre Calculus Pre Cal Pre Calc

10/08/17

Is C=2pi(r) a power function?

Is C=2Πr an example of a power function? If so can you state the power and constant of variation, and state it in the form of f(x)=k*x^a?

10/06/17

Find the derivative of the function and evaluate the derivative at the given value of a.

h(x)=xsquare root of x;a=16   d/dx=xsquare root of x=xsquare root of x(2+lnx/2square root of x)   Evaluate the derivative at the given value of a.   h'(a)=?      
Pre Calculus

10/06/17

At the beginning of an environmental study, a forest covered an area of 1500km2 . Since then, this area has decreased by 5.1% each year. Let t be the num

At the beginning of an environmental study, a forest covered an area of 1500km2. Since then, this area has decreased by 5.1% each year.Let t be the number of years since the start of the study. Let... more
Pre Calculus

10/04/17

interest at two different rates

If Ben invests $4,000 at 4% interest per year how much additional money must he invest at 5.5% annual interest to ensure that the interest he receives each year is 4.5% of the total amount invested
Pre Calculus

10/04/17

Eliminating parameter to find a cartesian equation and sketching the curve

x=sin(1/2)thetha , y=cos(1/2)thetha , -pi≤thetha≤pi    What does the the negative interval mean ? And what does it mean when the angle is half ? 

10/03/17

a manufacturer of calculators has found thet the price they charge (p) and the number they sell (n) of a cerain model is related by the equation n=-150p+2100

A) Write the revenue equation as a function of price B) Find the price they should charge to maximize revenue C) How many will they sell at that price? D) What is the maximum revenue?
Pre Calculus Pre Cal

09/28/17

F(x)=x^2+9 find the value of the function

I really want to understand what I am doing during class
Pre Calculus Precalculus

09/20/17

Math please help

f(x)=3x-2 and g(x)=x^2+3x+1 (gof)(x)
Pre Calculus Precalculus

09/20/17

Answer the function

i really do not understand how to do this at all. f(x)={(x+1, x<-2),(5, -2<=x<=3), (x^2, x>3):} A: Sketch the function B: Evaluate f(5) C: Evaluate f(3)    
Pre Calculus Pre Calc

09/17/17

If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 40 ft/ sec it's height in feet t seconds later is given by y=40t-16t^2

Find the average velocity for the time period beginning when t=2 and lasting  I) 0.5 seconds ii) 0.1 second iii) 0.05 iv) 0.01
Pre Calculus

09/14/17

is it possible to have |a| = -a for a nonzero real number a? Explain and give an example.

Please give step by step in words like you would to a class and give examples. Thank You!
Pre Calculus

09/14/17

is it possible to have |a|=-a for a nonzero real number a? explain and give an example.

is it possible to have |a|=-a for a nonzero real number a? explain and give an example.
Pre Calculus Calculus

09/14/17

Find the equation of the line tangent to the circle x^2+y^2=36 at point (11,5)

Final answer should be in General equation of the line   ?x+?y-?=0 ? means unknown.

09/13/17

consider the function f(x)=3x^2-x/x^2-6x+5

List any vertical asymptotes of f(x), and explain, using limits, why each is a vertical asymptote. List any horizontal asymptotes of f(x), and explain, using limits, why each is a vertical... more
Pre Calculus

09/12/17

The area, A=f(d) in2, of a circular pizza is a function of the diameter d, in inches. A package of pepperoni costs $1.64 and covers 250 square inches of pizza.

The area, A=f(d) in2, of a circular pizza is a function of the diameter d, in inches. A package of pepperoni costs $1.64 and covers 250 square inches of pizza.
Pre Calculus

09/08/17

Determine how many mosquitos were in the area.

The recent opening of a landfill in the area has caused the raccoon population to flourish, with an adverse effect on the number of purple martins (type of bird). Wildlife specialists believe the... more
Pre Calculus

08/23/17

One third of some number increased by 15 15 is 5 5 times the number.

Hi, this completely confuses me, anyone?
Pre Calculus

08/21/17

If f(x)=x^2 and g(x)= square root (x), then (g o f)(x) =

I also want to know if I put the + or - sign in my final answer 

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