Answer the question.To complete the square of 2x2 + 4x = 8, is it ever a good idea to divide by the coefficient of x2?

What will be an ideal response?


Yes. In order to complete the square, the coefficient of the second-degree term must be 1.

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A. True B. False

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Graph the parabola and label the vertex. Find the x-intercept.x = -3(y + 7)2 - 2

A. vertex (2, -7), x-intercept (-149, 0)

B. vertex (-2-7), x-intercept (-145, 0)

C. vertex (-2-7), x-intercept (145, 0)

D. vertex (2, -7), x-intercept (149, 0)

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Find the nth, or general, term.1, 8, 64, . . .

A. 8n-1 B. 81-n C. 8(n - 1) D. 8n

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Find the measure of the requested angle.In ?ABC, ?A = 72°, ?B = 54°. Find the measure of ?C.

A. 234° B. 18° C. 54° D. -36°

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