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Final Jeopardy
100

(15x^2 -12x+4)/(4x)

(15x)/4-3+1/x

100

Solve for b.  

A=(h(a+b))/2

b=(2A)/h-a

100

Show that 4 is a zero of  f(x)=2x^3-13x^2+26x-24 by using synthetic division.

Show your work and verify that the remainder is zero. 

200

(3x^2-12)/(x^2+2x-8)div(6x+18)/(x+4)

(x+2)/(2(x+3)

200

Solve for Z.  

1/x=1/y+1/z

z=(xy)/(y-x)

200

Cindy can paint a room in 6 hours.  With Scott's help, they can paint the same room in 4 hours.  How long does it take Scott to paint the room by himself?

12 hours

300


(1-(3x)/4)/(2+x/4)

(4-3x)/(x+8)

300

x/(x-4)=3-4/(x-4)

x=8

300

The weight of a ball varies directly with the cube of its radius.  A ball with a radius of 2 in. weighs 1.5 pounds.  Find the weight of a ball of the same material with a 3-inch radius. 

5.1 pounds

400


x/(x^2-9)+3/(x^2 -6x+9)-1/(x+3)

(6x)/((x+3)(x-3)^2)

400

(x^2+8)/x-1=(2(x+4))/x

x=3

400

Hooke's law states that the distance a spring stretches varies directly to the weight attached to the spring. If a 40lb weight attached to a spring stretches the spring 5 inches, then find the distance that a 65lb weight attached to the same spring stretches it.  

8 inches

500

(x^-1y^-1)/(x^-1+y^-1)

1/(x+y)

500

6p^-2-5p^-1+1=0

{3, 2}

500

A small plane and a truck leave the same town at sunrise and head for a town 450 miles away.  The speed of the plane is 3 times the speed of the truck, and the plane arrives 6 hours ahead of the truck.  Find the speed of the truck. 

50 mph

500

Final Jeopardy

The horsepower to drive a boat varies directly as the cube of the speed of the boat.  If the speed of the boat doubles, then determine the corresponding increase in horsepower.