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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Determine the quadrant in which the point is located.(-10, 0)

A. Quadrant II B. None C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV

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Refer to the equation 3x- 2y = -6. Graph the equation.

What will be an ideal response?

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Solve the problem. All of the values of functions g and f are shown in the given table.Find (g?f)(1)

A. -7 B. 6 C. 8 D. -4

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Solve the problem.A firm estimates that it will sell N units of a product after spending x dollars on advertising, where N(x) = -x2 + 50x + 8, 0 ? x ? 50, and x is in thousands of dollars. Find the relative extrema of the function.

A. relative minimum at (25, 1883) B. relative minimum at (25, 633) C. relative maximum at (25, 633) D. relative maximum at (25, 1883)

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