Provide an appropriate response.Ben drove his car 738 kilometers in 8 hours while he was on vacation in Italy. He was trying to estimate how far he could drive in 7 hours the next day so he set up the following proportion:  Explain why this proportion will not give him the correct answer.

What will be an ideal response?


The proportion is wrong. It should be  = .

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Divide the polynomial by the monomial.

A. 2x5y9 + 9x2y6 + 6y3 B. -2x5y6 + 9x2y3 - 6 C. 2x5y6 + 9x2y3 + 6 D. 2x8y9 + 9x5y6 + 6x3y3

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Graph the polar equation.r = 6 - cos ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Name the property used to go from step to step indicated by an a), b), c), or d).

What will be an ideal response?

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Find a rectangular equation for the plane curve defined by the parametric equations.x = t2 + 1, y = t2 - 1

A. y = x2 + 2, x ? 1 B. y = x + 2, x ? 1 C. y = x - 2, x ? 1 D. y = x2 - 2, x ? 1

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