Provide an appropriate response.Your friend solves an equation as follows:x = 3x = 3 ? x = Did your friend make a mistake? If so, identify the mistake and provide a correct solution.

What will be an ideal response?


Yes, the friend did make a mistake. He should have multiplied by  on both sides of the equation. The correct solution should be 

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A. Figure 3 B. Figure 2 C. Figure 1 D. Figure 4 E. none of these

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Solve the problem.A manufacturer of medical supplies produces 1-liter bags of saline solution. The cost in thousands of dollars to produce x thousand bags of saline is . Find the cost to produce 5000 units.

A. $33,500 B. $14,500 C. $14.5 million D. $61,500

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Find the complement of a 50° angle.

a. 130° b. 100° c. -5° d. 40°

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Graph the function. Show at least one period.y = 5 cos

A.

B.

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D.

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