Answer:
3(x - 12)(x + 2)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
3x² - 30x - 72 ← factor out 3 from each term
= 3(x² - 10x - 24) ← factor the quadratic
Consider the factors of the constant term (- 24) which sum to give the coefficient of the x- term (- 10)
The factors are - 12 and + 2 , since
- 12 × 2 = - 24 and - 12 + 2 = - 10 , thus
x² - 10x - 24 = (x - 12)(x + 2) and
3x² - 30x - 72 = 3(x - 12)(x + 2)
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
First create an equation in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b. To do this, find the rate of change or slope (m), and the y-intercept (b).
Using two pairs, (-7, -3) and (-8, -4),

m = 1
To find b, substitute m = 1, x = -7 and y = -3 into y = mx + b.
Thus:
-3 = (1)(-7) + b
-3 = -7 + b
-3 + 7 = b
4 = b
b = 4.
Replace y with f(x), m with 1 and b with 4 in y = mx + b.
The function would be:

So, let's first focus on the first year:
the population then would be: 23000* (100+2)%
100% is the old population the 2% is the incease, so in total it's 102%, or 1.02 - the same number written differently.
So it will be 23000*1.02
After two years it will be 23000*1.02*1.02, and so on
so after x years it will be:
y=23000*