You meant to say x^2 - 49 and the second binomial is x^2 - 16.
x^2 - 49 = (x - 7) (x + 7).
Set each factor to 0 and solve for x individually.
x - 7 = 0
x = 7
x + 7 = 0
x = -7
Do the same for x^2 - 16.
Here is the set up:
x^2 - 16 = (x - 4) (x + 4).
Take it from here.
Perimeter of a square = 4s where is the length of one side.
Equation:
Area = s^2
169 = s^2
s = 13 inches
B. 13 INCHES
To figure out the answer here, all you have to do is plug the given point into your equations and see if the result is true:
(4, 2) .... aka (x, y)
2 - 4 = 2
-2 = 2 ... this one is FALSE, as -2 doesn't equal 2, so already you can tell that the point won't be a solution, but still, check the second equation.
-3(4) - 2(2) = -8
-12 - 4 = -8
-16 = -8 .... this one is also false. (4, 2) is not a solution for this system of equations.
You replace x with (a+1)
Then f(a+1) = (a+1)^2+1
= a^2+2a+1+1
= a^2+2a+2
