Provide an appropriate response.Solve the equation for x. If y is positive and b is negative, what, if anything, can you determine about the signs of the solutions? Explain your reasoning.

What will be an ideal response?


  or . Since b is negative, the first term in the numerator is positive. Since y is positive, the radicand is greater than b2 and the square root is, thus, greater than -b. Therefore, the sign of the first solution is positive and the sign of the second is negative.

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A. 5 ln 4 (1 - sin 49)
B. 5 ln 4 (1 - cos 49)
C.  ln 4 (1 - cos 49)
D.  ln 4 (1 - sin 49)

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Determine whether the collection is not well defined and therefore not a set.The collection of frogs and toads currently in tanks at a nature center

A. well defined; set B. not well defined; not a set

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A. 1 tablet B. 2 tablets C. 0.5 tablets D. 2.5 tablets

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Solve the problem.A company manufactures three products. The graph shows the production from 1986 to 1996. In what year did the production of C equal the production of A?

A. 600,000 B. 1996 C. 650,000 D. 1991

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