This is hard

[Sillysidley]

Originally Posted by somedude

1. What is the arithmetic mean, expressed as a common fraction, of the solutions to|10x|-sqrt(10x)=0

2. Triangle ABC is such that AB=8, AC=9, and BC=10 cm. The bisector of the interior angle BAC intersects BC in a point M. What is the length of the segment BM? Give you r answer as a common fraction in lowest term.

These are tricky. I have worked on them for hours, and don't know what they are.

If anyone wants interesting problems tell me. ( I kow the answers to those )

Originally Posted by somedude

1. The answer is 1/20, because 10x must be 0, or 1.

will anyone answer #2? The answer to the first is 1/20

the negative?? wouldnt it be -1
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-500?
lol i tried to get it like a problem set-up

[Sillysidley]

the ans is -1/500

a reciprocal of a number is the number that when multiplied by the number is 1

[Scion]

lets get on with the second problem somedude this is your homework is it okay to post homework here Mr.Hui

[Sillysidley]

of course it is I think

[Sillysidley]

i was right!!! And nobody ever answered any of the 2 questions

[Scion]

the asnswrer is in the mmpc

[Sillysidley]

really? which one?

somdude on page 2 how did you get to make 2 to the 3rd power?

[Sillysidley]

I don't know why mr. hui posted that, i didn't say that?