<span>3x</span>²<span> + 23x − 8 = 3x</span>² + 24x - x - 8 = 3x(x+8) - (x+8) = (x+8)(3x-1)
If you add both 5.75 and 4.75, you'd get 10.5, so your answer is 10 and a half, so D.
-3^2= -(3)^2
The exponent of 2 only applies to the number 3. -(3)^2 should equal -9. This is true because according to the order of operations, exponents should be evaluated before multiplication. The negative sign here represents -1* 3^2.
If you want to find -3 to the power of 2 it must be written (-3)^2.
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