High School Math : High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #12 : How To Multiply Polynomials In Pre Algebra

Combine into a single simplified fraction:

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Explanation:

Multiply to get a common denominator:

Next, using FOIL (first, outer, inner, last) remove the parantheses and then combine like terms to get:

Example Question #13 : How To Multiply Polynomials In Pre Algebra

Simplify .

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Explanation:

Use the distributive property:

Example Question #1071 : High School Math

Multiply to find the polynomial.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply using the FOIL method.

First:

Outside:

Inside:

Last:

Add the terms together to get the final expression.

 

Example Question #1072 : High School Math

Multiply to find the polynomial.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply using the FOIL method.

First:

Outside:

Inside:

Last:

Add the terms to get the final expression.

 

Example Question #1073 : High School Math

What is  of ?

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Explanation:

Convert % to a decimal, which is .

Then multiply  by to get

Example Question #1074 : High School Math

What is the product of  and ?

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Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

In order to simplify this problem distribute  to each component of .

Distribute.

Multiply and simplify.

Example Question #18 : How To Multiply Polynomials In Pre Algebra

The length of a particular rectangle is  greater than the width of the rectangle. If the perimeter of the rectangle is , what is the area of the rectangle? 

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Explanation:

If the width is , then the length is . The perimeter equals , so .

 

solving for , we have 

, the width, so the length is .

 

Then, to find the area we multiply  times , which equals .

Example Question #471 : Plane Geometry

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An equilateral triangle has a side length of . What is the triangle's height ?

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Explanation:

The altitude, , divides the equilateral triangle into two  right triangles and divides the bottom side in half.  

In a  right triangle, the sides of the triangle equal , and . In these equations  equals the length of the smallest side, which in our triangle is  or .  

In this scenario:

and

Therefore, 

 

Example Question #481 : Geometry

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An equilateral triangle has a side length of .  What is its height, ?

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Explanation:

An altitude slices an equilateral triangle into two  triangles. These triangles follow a side-length pattern. The smallest of the two legs equals  and the hypotenuse equals . By way of the Pythagorean Theorem, the longest leg or .

Therefore, we can find the height of the altitude of this triangle by designating a value to . The hypotenuse of one of the  is also the side of the original equilateral triangle.  Therefore, one can say that  and .

 

Example Question #481 : Geometry

What is the height of an equilateral triangle with side 6?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When you draw the height in an equilateral triangle, it makes two 30-60-90 triangles. Because of that relationship, the height (which is across from the ) is 

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