Provide an appropriate response.Are the two expressions equivalent? Explain your answer.
- 
and 
What will be an ideal response?
The two expressions are not equivalent. In simplifying the first expression, one must use the distributive property when subtracting the second numerator from the first. The result is thus 
, not 
. (Explanations will vary.)
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Solve triangle ABC. If necessary, round the answer to the nearest tenth.A = 29.2°, B = 28.2°, a = 21.0 feet
A. C = 123.7°, b = 20.3 ft, c = 36.3 ft B. C = 122.7°, b = 20.3 ft, c = 36.3 ft C. C = 123.7°, b = 36.3 ft, c = 20.3 ft D. C = 122.7°, b = 36.3 ft, c = 20.3 ft
Solve the problem.There are 2 liters of juice in the fridge and Maria drinks 100 milliliters of the juice. How much juice, in milliliters, remains?
A. 19,900 mL B. 2100 mL C. 1900 mL D. 1900 L
Graph the linear inequality.y ? -1
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
Solve the equation.
- 6 = 
A. 6 B. 0 C. all real numbers D. no solution