Im pretty sure the answer is a
Shortest is 3/4 longest is 1 1/2. 1 1/2 -3/4=3/4
So you have your polynomial. To factor this out, you need to find the factors of -45 that will add up to 3. These two factors would be -5 and 8. So, you have factored your polynomial! (x-5)(x+8). If you are still unsure, simply use the FOIL method to check and see if you get the same polynomial back. Hope this helps!
The answer is 6.601, and therefore, the second option.
The correct answer is -1.
In order to solve this, we need to split into the positive and negative version of the answers. Let's start with the positive version.
2 - x < 4
-x < 2
x > -2 ----> NOTE: When we divide by -1, we have to change the direction of the sign.
Now we'll do the negative version.
2 - x > -4
-x > -6
x < 6
So we know the number must be greater than -2, but less than 6. The only number on this list that fits that is -1.