Provide an appropriate response.What is wrong with the following?   =  = 4x

What will be an ideal response?


You can only cancel factors, and 8 is not a factor of 4x + 8. The 8 has to be divided out of both terms, not just the last.

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Subtract.-7.2 - (-2.9)

A. 10.1 B. -10.1 C. -4.3 D. 4.3

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Find the vertices and locate the foci for the hyperbola whose equation is given. -  = 1

A. vertices: (-5, 0), (5, 0)   foci: (- 13, 0), (13, 0) B. vertices: (0, -12), (0, 12)   foci: (- 13, 0), (13, 0) C. vertices: (-12, 0), (12, 0)   foci: (-5, 0), (5, 0) D. vertices: (-12, 0), (12, 0)   foci: (- 13, 0), (13, 0)

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Solve graphically. Round solutions to three decimal places, where appropriate.5x2 - 32x + 11 = 0

A. -8.669, -2.998 B. -7.169, -1.498 C. 0.365, 6.035 D. 0.865, 6.535

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