Linear and Quadratic Equations
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1.Bill can row 3 mph in still water. It takes him 3 hours 36 minutes to go 3 miles upstream and return. Find the speed of the current. Show your work.
2.Use the discriminant to determine whether the following equations have solutions that are: two different rational solutions; two different irrational solutions; exactly one rational solution; or two different imaginary solutions. Show your work
x^2 + 16 = 0
3.Translate the problem into a pair of linear equations in two variables. Solve the equations using either elimination or substitution. State your answer for the specified variable.
A student took out two loans totaling $10,000 to help pay for college expenses. One loan was at 8% simple interest, and the other was at 10%. After one year, the student owed $840 in interest. Find the amount of the loan at 10%. Show your work.
4.The formula s = 16t^2 is used to approximate the distance s, in feet, that an object falls freely (from rest) in t seconds. Use this formula to solve the problem. (Round answer to the nearest tenth.)
A stuntman jumps from a rooftop 330 ft off the ground. How long will it take him, falling freely, to reach the ground? Show your work.
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Let the speed of the current be x.
Bill's rowing speed is 3mph in still water.
In the direction of the current, the overall speed is (3+x).
Therefore, the time taken to cover the 3 mile distance in the direction of the current
= 3/((3+x) )
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