Answer: yes, the equation
is a slope-intercept form.
Step-by-step explanation:
-The equation of a slope-intercept form:
(where
represents the slope, and
represents the y-intercept).
The correct equation is 8.7 + b = 54.6
because it is given that measure of side a is 8.7cm, in all other equations the values of a is different.
from the first equation we can find the value of b, that is
b = 54.6 - 8.7 = 45.9
so, value of b is 45.9cm
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<u>Solution-</u>
As we know that, on the number line, if a number is on the right of another number, then the former number is greater than the later number.
As, the number on the right side are 4, 5, ...so on (4 is dotted so it is included)
So the inequality will be 
As, the number on the left side are -3, -4, -5, ..... so on (-2 is not dotted so it is excluded)
So the inequality will be 
Then the compound inequality will be, 
Addition would be the correct answer.
Explanation:
Consider the case a = -1. Then the expression becomes ...
(-1+1)(-1+1) > (-1-1)(-1-1) . . . . test case
0·0 > (-2)(-2) . . . . . simplified a bit
0 > 4 . . . . . . . . NOT TRUE
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If we subtract the right side from both sides, the inequality becomes ...
(a+1)(a+1) -(a-1)(a-1) > 0
a² +2a +1 -(a² -2a +1) > 0
4a > 0
a > 0
The inequality is only true for positive values of "a". For a ≤ 0, the inequality will not be true.