Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Variance is the sum of squares of all items x from mean. i.e
Variance = 
Being the sum of squares variance can never be negative irrespective of mean being negative.
Std deviation is the square root of variances. This will thus be less than variance if variance >1 other wise std deviation will be bigger than variance.
Hence option d is right.
This is an increase and it increased by 40% because the difference between 140 and 100 is 40 which is 40% of 100.
x=-3
This is because when a line is vertical, then it has an undefined slope and so it must have a value for x only. This shows it must be x=-3.
If puppy weighs 23 pounds and he has been gaining 3 pounds every month as he grows, you can calculate how much will the puppy weigh 5 months from now using the following steps:
23 pounds + 5 months * 3 pounds every month = 23 pounds + 15 pounds = 38 pounds
Result: Puppy will weigh 38 pounds 5 months from now.
There are two things you should do right away
Divide through by minus 3
Substitute another letter (say z) for x^2
Step One
-3x^4/-3 +27x^2/-3 + 1200/-3 = 0/-3
x^4 - 9x^2 - 400 = 0
Step 2
Let z = x^2
(x^2)^2 - 9(x^2) - 400 = 0
z^2 - 9z^2 - 400 = 0
Step 3
By factoring solve for z
(z - 25)(z + 16) = 0
z = 25
x^2 = 25
x = +/- 5
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z + 16 = 0
z = - 16
x^2 = - 16
x = sqrt(-16)
x = +/- 4i
I've included a graph to show that the zeros are correct.