Solve the problem.The roof of a building is in the shape of the hyperbola  where x and y are in meters. Determine the distance, w, the outside walls are apart, if the height of each wall is 12 m.

A. 21.6 m
B. 10.8 m
C. 117 m
D. 13.1 m


Answer: A

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Solve the problem.A box of supplies that weighs 1500 kilograms is suspended by two cables as shown in the figure. To two decimal places, what is the tension in the two cables? 

A. Tension in right cable: 1098.08 kg; tension in left cable: 776.46 kg B. Tension in right cable: 776.46 kg; tension in left cable: 723.54 kg C. Tension in right cable: 723.54 kg; tension in left cable: 776.46 kg D. Tension in right cable: 776.46 kg; tension in left cable: 1098.08 kg

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Convert the angle in radians to degrees.

A. 165° B. 210° C. 150° D. 160°

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Find the indicated sum. Find the sum of the geometric series 2 +  +  + . . . + .

A. 2.022222 B. 0.222222 C. 2.202022 D. 2.222222

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Solve.The owner of Nuts2U Snack Shack mixes cashews worth $6.25 a pound with peanuts worth $2.10 a pound to get a half-pound mixed nut bag worth $1.90. How much of each kind of nut is included in the mixed bag?

A. 0.10 lb of cashews and 0.90 lb of peanuts B. 0.20 lb of cashews and 0.30 lb of peanuts C. 0.07 lb of cashews and 0.93 lb of peanuts D. 0.30 lb of cashews and 0.20 lb of peanuts

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