Answer the question.What is the first step in order to solve the equation 2x2 + 7x = 6 by completing the square?

What will be an ideal response?


Divide both sides by 2.

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Solve the problem.A man rode a bicycle for 12 mi and then hiked an additional 8 mi. The total time for the trip was 5 hr. If his rate when he was riding a bicycle was 10 mph faster than his rate walking, what was each rate?

A. Bike: 13 mph; hike: 3 mph B. Bike: 11.5 mph; hike: 1.5 mph C. Bike: 14.5 mph; hike: 4.5 mph D. Bike: 12 mph; hike: 2 mph

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Write the English phrase as an algebraic expression, then simplify the expression. Let x represent the number.seven times the sum of 5 and a number.

A. 7(x + 5); 7x + 5 B. 7(x + 5); 7x + 35 C. 7(5x); 35x D. 7(x - 5); 7x - 35

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If the function is one-to-one, find its inverse. If not, write "not one-to-one."{(-3, -4), (-2, -4), (-1, 3), (0, 8)}

A. {(-4, -3), (8, 3), (-1, -2)} B. not one-to-one C. {(-4, -3), (-2, 3), (-1, 8)} D. {(-3, 8), (-3, 3), (-1, -2)}

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Evaluate the iterated integral.

A. 32 B. 50 C. 75 D. 18

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