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solving for one variable in terms of others

A question from Steward's Precalculus textbook 5th, Pg 55, the original formula is $$h=\frac{1}{2}gt^2+V_0t$$ the question asks to write the formula in terms of $t$, the answer is ...
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Quadratic fit check

I've performed LS fit to data in order to fit the following quadratic function: $$f(x,y) = A~x^2 + B~y^2 + C~x~y + D~x+E~y +F$$ Now, I would like to check that the fitted function looks like a ...
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Find $a$ and $b$ in the given cubic polynomial

Find $a$ and $b$ such that $x+1$ and $x+2$ are factors of the polynomials $x^3+ax^2-bx+10$. Here I am not sure that how can I obtain the value of $a$ and $b$, I tried to multiply $x+1$ and $x+2$ to ...
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Derive the Quadratic Equation

Find the Quadratic Equation whose roots are $2+\sqrt3$ and $2-\sqrt3$. Some basics: The general form of a Quadratic Equation is $ax^2+bx+c=0$ In Quadratic Equation, $ax^2+bx+c=0$, if ...
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Partitioning polynomials in $\mathbb{Z}[x,y]$ by the primes they represent

Suppose you have a set $S\subset\mathbb{Z}[x,y].$ How can one efficiently partition the polynomials into sets such that the primes represented by the polynomials in any given set are identical? For ...
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Finding the minimum value of a quadratic within a range

Given any quadratic equation of the form $y=ax^2+bx+c$, I want to find the minimum value for a specific range of $x$. My programmer brain can do it in a branchy, algorithmic way as follows, but is ...