Quadratic equation - math word problems

Number of problems found: 265

  • Integer sides
    rt_triangle_1 A right triangle with an integer length of two sides has one leg √11 long. How much is its longest side?
  • Perimeter and diagonal
    diagonal_rectangle The perimeter of the rectangle is 82 m, the length of its diagonal is 29 m. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
  • On a line
    linearna On a line p : 3 x - 4 y - 3 = 0, determine the point C equidistant from points A[4, 4] and B[7, 1].
  • Function 3
    parabola2 Function f(x)=a(x-r)(x-s) the graph of the function has x- intercept at (-4, 0) and (2, 0) and passes through the point (-2,-8). Find constant a, r, s.
  • 1 page
    books 1 page is torn from the book. The sum of the page numbers of all the remaining pages is 15,000. What numbers did the pages have on the page that was torn from the book?
  • Lookout tower
    tower How high is the lookout tower? If each step was 3 cm lower, there would be 60 more of them on the lookout tower. If it was 3 cm higher again, it would be 40 less than it is now.
  • The cylinder
    valec2_1 The cylinder has a surface area of 300 square meters, while the height of the cylinder is 12 m. Calculate the volume of this cylinder.
  • Birthdays
    bonbons_1 In the classroom, students always give candy to their classmates on their birthdays. The birthday person always gives each one candy, and he does not give himself. A total of 650 candies were distributed in the class per year. How many students are in the
  • Dimensions of the trapezoid
    lichobeznik One of the bases of the trapezoid is one-fifth larger than its height, the second base is 1 cm larger than its height. Find the dimensions of the trapezoid if its area is 115 cm2
  • Two groves
    hajovna Two groves A, B are separated by a forest, both are visible from the hunting grove C, which is connected to both by direct roads. What will be the length of the projected road from A to B, if AC = 5004 m, BC = 2600 m and angle ABC = 53° 45 ’?
  • Roots and coefficient
    parabola In the equation 2x ^ 2 + bx-9 = 0 is one root x1 = -3/2. Determine the second root and the coefficient b.
  • Points in space
    roviny There are n points, of which no three lie on one line and no four lies on one plane. How many planes can be guided by these points? How many planes are there if there are five times more than the given points?
  • Viewing angle
    zorny The observer sees a straight fence 60 m long at a viewing angle of 30°. It is 102 m away from one end of the enclosure. How far is the observer from the other end of the enclosure?
  • Shell area cy
    valec The cylinder has a shell content of 300 cm square, while the height of the cylinder is 12 cm. Calculate the volume of this cylinder.
  • Before yesterday
    percent He merchant adds a sale sign in his shop window to the showed pair of shoes in the morning: "Today by p% cheaper than yesterday. " After a while, however, he decided that the sign saying: "Today 62.5% cheaper than the day before yesterday". Determine the
  • Rectangle field
    land The field has a shape of a rectangle having a length of 119 m and a width of 19 m. , How many meters have to shorten its length and increase its width to maintain its area and circumference increased by 24 m?
  • Derivative problem
    derive The sum of two numbers is 12. Find these numbers if: a) The sum of their third powers is minimal. b) The product of one with the cube of the other is maximal. c) Both are positive and the product of one with the other power of the other is maximal.
  • Equation 23
    reciprocal_1 Find value of unknown x in equation: x+3/x+1=5 (problem finding x)
  • Magnified cube
    cube_in_sphere If the lengths of the edges of the cube are extended by 5 cm, its volume will increase by 485 cm3. Determine the surface of both the original and the magnified cube.
  • Circle and square
    square_axes An ABCD square with a side length of 100 mm is given. Calculate the radius of the circle that passes through the vertices B, C and the center of the side AD.

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