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Mathematical Problem Solving Techniques

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Mathematical Problem Solving Techniques

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=(_2),_4x5x3 It- ft
xz- xt
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dx 210 70
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=
8
10
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-16,2'- IXRP + 105'= 180' (co-interior angles)
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(6x -2)' IPRQ=7," - 43"
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Jlx\-ltrn- l(.x)
P -'
sinP sinR
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= lllTl-
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r'0 h
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1_ prsine
1
h-o
2',
-4x-3 /
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27a l-r0
2
2tr
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5
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ha
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v - 15

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ll
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- rr+3.t
x)

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(x+3)(x-s)=0 '/ b ./'(x) = lar 3 'r'

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= -16 = 6.24
So the vertex is ( 1, -16) and the curve is concave up. Var(X) = 6.24-2.42
Range is y > -16 ,/ = 0.48 '/
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(x+2)(x-7)=0
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b cosx=-whenx= 5n 7r it -Stt {
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dt
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1T 1T
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33 4t =20
x=-T or-27t {/ t=5 {
33
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33 f--1;+6x-2
dv
x=7 +20x5-2><52
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dx =57
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dv right of the origin. ,/
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dx b v=-dx
=2 dt
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dv
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dt
m=--1
r2 (2,6) =-4 '/
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2
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f f,=m(x-x,)
v 6=--(x 2)
1
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2

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1 7 sin 38o
v=--x+7 ,/
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12
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33a R ]log k
J
o.e
I rz
I

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R--log,(6.5,101 0.9
7 ll3AC - 61' or 180' 61'
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=4.3 (tdp) lop 16
The earthquake would have a magnitude of 4.3.
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log,9
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b R=:loc k-0.9 l
J -lor,2-'loglr.
'2
When R = 6.8, 1

2. - log.2 + 1o9,16'
-los k-0.9=6.11 - log.2 + 1og.4
J
1 = logrg r.
llog,,,k = 7.7
J
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ft = 16tt::
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3
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25
3
n
5
4
b If one number is 7, P(sum > 15) = -
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tan 2,1' =
-BC
32
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tan21"
ln IABD,
1Z
tan 17'=
- BD
32
'BD-- {
tan 1 7"
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- 125"
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l-l +l-l 32
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