Using <span>Descartes' rule of signs.
There are 4 changes of signs of coefficients:
+ to - (+x^6-x^5)
- to + (-x^4+4x^3)
+ to - (+4x^3-12x^2)
- to + (-12x^2+12)
Therefore, there are 4,2 or 0 positive roots </span><span><span>at most</span>. So it must be the third answer.
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given:



(segment addition postulate)
(substitution)
(subtracting 17 from each side)

(Subtracting 5y from both sides)


(dividing both sides by -2)

Plug in the value of y


Answer:
52/99
Step-by-step explanation:
idk i looked it up
Answer:
z=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
-5z+9=24 so, subtract 9 from both sides becuase of liked terms to get -5z=15, then divide both sides by -5 to get z = -3 hope it helps:)