Answer:
<em>The second choice is correct. It can be factored as:</em>

Step-by-step explanation:
<u>The Difference of Squares Method for Factoring</u>
The expression:

Is a widely used method to factor binomials that are expressed as the subtraction of two perfect squares.
The condition for a binomial to be factored by using this method is that both terms must have an exact square root and they must be subtracted.
The last two choices are not valid because they are not a subtraction but an addition.
The first choice is not valid because none of the terms is a perfect square.
The second choice is correct. It can be factored as:

Answer:
a.
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b. 
Step-by-step explanation:
a) When <em>n </em>is even, then it is divisible by 2. Because of this, you can write:
b) When <em>n </em>is odd, then <em>n - 1 </em> is even. This would make it divisible by 2, and there would be a remainder of 1, so we can write:
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Check the picture below, so the parabola looks more or less like that.
now, the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix, so that puts it where you see it in the picture, and the horizontal parabola is opening to the left-hand-side, meaning that the distance "P" is negative.
![\textit{horizontal parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \qquad \begin{cases} \stackrel{vertex}{(h,k)}\qquad \stackrel{focus~point}{(h+p,k)}\qquad \stackrel{directrix}{x=h-p}\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix}\\\\ \stackrel{"p"~is~negative}{op ens~\supset}\qquad \stackrel{"p"~is~positive}{op ens~\subset} \end{cases} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctextit%7Bhorizontal%20parabola%20vertex%20form%20with%20focus%20point%20distance%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%204p%28x-%20h%29%3D%28y-%20k%29%5E2%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20%5Cstackrel%7Bvertex%7D%7B%28h%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bfocus~point%7D%7B%28h%2Bp%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bdirectrix%7D%7Bx%3Dh-p%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20p%3D%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20from%20vertex%20to%20%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cqquad%20%5Ctextit%7B%20focus%20or%20directrix%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~negative%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csupset%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~positive%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csubset%7D%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D)
![\begin{cases} h=-7\\ k=-2\\ p=-4 \end{cases}\implies 4(-4)[x-(-7)]~~ = ~~[y-(-2)]^2 \\\\\\ -16(x+7)=(y+2)^2\implies x+7=-\cfrac{(y+2)^2}{16}\implies x=-\cfrac{1}{16}(y+2)^2-7](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-7%5C%5C%20k%3D-2%5C%5C%20p%3D-4%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%204%28-4%29%5Bx-%28-7%29%5D~~%20%3D%20~~%5By-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20-16%28x%2B7%29%3D%28y%2B2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20x%2B7%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%7D%7B16%7D%5Cimplies%20x%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B16%7D%28y%2B2%29%5E2-7)
Answer:
Yes
Step-by-step explanation:
This is true because it is asking you if this is less than or EQUAL TO. 4 = 4, making it true.
Answer:
20%
Step-by-step explanation:
You would do 40/50 and then 40/50 is also 80/100. Then you'd take the remainder and that'd be the mark up price.