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Anil Saigal
01/17/2012
PROBLEM # 1 A
car travels downhill at 72 mph (miles per hour), on the level at 63
mph, and uphill at only 56 mph The car takes 4 hours to travel from
town A to town B. The return trip takes 4 hours and 40 minutes. Find the distance between the two towns. Please send your solutions to mr.asaigal@gmail.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM #2
The
sum of three numbers is 6, the sum of their squares is 8, and the sum
of their cubes is 5. What is the sum of their fifth powers?
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