Mathematics for the Trades: A Guided Approach (11th Edition) (What's New in Trade Math)
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Author: Hal Saunders, Robert Carman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Construction An historic home in the Ojai Valley of Southern California is in the shape of an equilateral triangle. If the home contains 4366 square feet, what is the length of each of the three sides of the home? (Hint: The area A of an equilateral triangle is given by A ≈ 0.433a2, where a = side length.) Give the answer in feet and inches, rounded to the nearest inch.
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Mathematics for the Trades: A Guided Approach (11th Edition) (What's New in Trade Math)
Ch. 11.1 - Simplify: 2(3 + 2y) 3yCh. 11.1 - Prob. 2LCCh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...Ch. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...Ch. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...Ch. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 5AECh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 7AECh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations...
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1BECh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations....Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 3BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 4BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 5BECh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations....Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 7BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 8BECh. 11.1 - Solve each of the following systems of equations....Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 10BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 11BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 12BECh. 11.1 - Prob. 1CECh. 11.1 - Prob. 2CECh. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 5CECh. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 9CECh. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 14CECh. 11.1 - C. Word Problems Translate each problem statement...Ch. 11.2 - True or false: 52 = ( 5)2Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 2LCCh. 11.2 - Which of the following are quadratic equations? 5x...Ch. 11.2 - Which of the following are quadratic equations? 2x...Ch. 11.2 - Which of the following are quadratic equations?...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 4AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 5AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 6AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 7AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 8AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 9AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 10AECh. 11.2 - Prob. 1BECh. 11.2 - Solve each of these quadratic equations. (Round to...Ch. 11.2 - Solve each of these quadratic equations. (Round to...Ch. 11.2 - Solve each of these quadratic equations. (Round to...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 5BECh. 11.2 - Prob. 6BECh. 11.2 - Prob. 7BECh. 11.2 - B. Solve each of these quadratic equations. (Round...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 9BECh. 11.2 - Solve each of these quadratic equations. (Round to...Ch. 11.2 - Solve each of these quadratic equations. 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