The answer is: -2 because as x increases by 1 y decreases by -2
Answer:
(a) 
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is incomplete. (See comment for complete question).
From the completed question, we have:

--- number of pyramids
Required
An expression for the area of the base
The total base length of the pyramid represents the perimeter of the base.
And since the base is a square, then the following relationship exist.

Where L represents the length of each side.
This gives

Make L the subject

The area of the base is then calculated as:


In exercise 3 (2,6) means that x=2 and y=6
so you have to check that if this values of x and y satisfied the given equation,
by showing that the left hand side = the right hand side ..
Well, following the order of PEMDAS, I got choice B. 52
For instance, when you plug in 5 for x, you get F(5)=2(5)^2+2.
Moreover, following PEMDAS, you're supposed to solve what's inside the parenthesis, but since there is no operation going on inside the parenthesis, then you simple move on to the exponent.
In this case, you square the number 5, which gives you F(5)=2(25)+2
After that, you Multiply (letter M in PEMDAS). This results in F(5)=50+2.
Finally, you add them, which results in F=52.
By the way, I noticed a mistake in your work. When multiplying 2 by 5, the answer is 10, not 20.
Anyway, hope this helped! :-)
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