Explain the difference between the symbols.(-2)3 and -(2)3

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. One possibility: in the first expression, the minus sign is inside the parentheses and in the second expression it is outside the parentheses.

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Graph the equation.f(x) = x2 + 5

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Provide an appropriate response.Change 0.6 to its fraction or mixed-number equivalent and reduce to lowest terms.

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Convert as indicated.24.07 g to milligrams

A. 24,070 mg B. 0.02407 mg C. 0.002407 mg D. 2,407 mg

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Find the zeros of the polynomial function. State whether the graph crosses the x-axis, or touches the x-axis and turns around, at each intercept. f(x) = -x3(x + 3)2(x - 6)

A. x = 0, touches the x-axis and turns around; x = -3, touches the x-axis and turns around; x = 6, crosses the x-axis B. x = 0, touches the x-axis and turns around; x = 3, crosses the x-axis; x = 6, crosses the x-axis C. x = 0, crosses the x-axis; x = -3, touches the x-axis and turns around; x = 6, crosses the x-axis D. x = 0, crosses the x-axis; x = 3, touches the x-axis and turns around; x = -6, crosses the x-axis

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