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  • Two trains
    two-trains Two trains go at each other. First at speed 40 km/h and the second at speed 60 km/h. At what distance will be 30 minutes before they will meet?
  • Regular quadrangular pyramid
    6 How many square meters is needed to cover the tower the shape of regular quadrangular pyramid base edge 10 meters, if the deviation lateral edges from the base plane is 68 °? Calculate coverage waste 10%.
  • Crystal water
    laboratory The chemist wanted to check the content of water of crystallization of chromic potassium alum K2SO4 * Cr2 (SO4) 3 * 24 H2O, which was a long time in the laboratory. From 96.8 g of K2SO4 * Cr2 (SO4) 3 * 24 H2O prepared 979 cm3 solution of base.
  • Fire tank
    pool_3 How deep is the fire tank with the dimensions of the bottom 7m and 12m, when filled with 420 m3 of water?
  • Washing machine
    washing_masine The price of washing machine was decreased by 21% and then by 55 € due small sales. After two price decreases cost € 343. How much was originally cost?
  • Volume and surface
    image001(1) Calculate the volume and surface area of the cylinder when the cylinder height and base diameter is in a ratio of 3:4 and the area of the cylinder jacket is 24 dm2.
  • Cows
    kravy0 20 cows has food for 60 days. We reduce the dose to two-thirds for 18 cows. How many days will be fed?
  • Quadrant
    quadrants In what quadrant is a -1165° angle?
  • Ferris wheel
    ruske-kolo Ferris wheel reaches to 22 m tall and moves at the speed of 0.5m/s. During one drive wheel rotates three times. What is the total drive time?
  • Greatest angle
    triangles_4 Calculate the greatest triangle angle with sides 197, 208, 299.
  • Hectoliters
    hl How many hectoliters of water fits into cuboid tank with dimensions of a = 3.5 m b = 2.5 m c = 1.4 m?
  • 6 regular polygon
    hexagon_2 It is given 6 side regular polygon whose side is 5 cm. Calculate its content area. Compare how many more cm2 (square centimeters) has a circle in which is inscribed the 6-gon.
  • Cube
    krychle How many times increases the surface area of a cube with edge 23.4 cm if the length of the edge doubled?
  • Circular motion
    mass_point_circle Mass point moves moves uniformly in a circle with radius r = 3.4 m angular velocity ω = 3.6 rad/s. Calculate the period, frequency, and the centripetal acceleration of this movement.
  • Tetrahedral pyramid
    jehlanctyrboky What is the surface of a regular tetrahedral (four-sided) pyramid if the base edge a=16 and height v=16?
  • Prism
    prism The base of a perpendicular triangular prism is a right triangle with legs 4.5 cm and 6 cm long. What is the surface of the prism, if its volume is 54 cubic centimeters?
  • Plan scale
    geodet At what scale is drawn plan of the building, where one side of the building is 45 meters long is on the plan expressed by a straight line 12 mm long.
  • Clock
    1clock How many hours are 15 days?
  • Coal storage
    sklady The coal storage distribute received coal shipment within three days. The first day distribute third of the shipments, the second day of two-fifths of the rest and the third day 300 tons of coal. How many tons of coal distributed first and second day?
  • Monthly payments
    elektrina Novákovi pay for electricity and monthly pays at the end of the year still bill 34 USD. Total per year pay 618 USD. What were their monthly payments?

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