2 ways
zero product property
easy way
zero product
factor perfect square
m^2-3^2=0
(m-3)(m+3)=0
set each to zero
m-3=0
x=3
m+3=0
m=-3
m=-3 or 3
easy way
add 9 to both sides
m^2=9
sqrt both sides remember to take postive and negative roots
m=+/-3
m=-3 or 3
B is answer
A. Average rate of change for x=1 to 2: 4(2²)-4(2)=16-8=8; from x=3 to 4: 4(2⁴)-4(2³)=64-32=32.
b. Section b is 32/8=4 times greater. As the exponent of 2 increases, the gaps between consecutive powers of 2 gets wider and therefore the rate of change is greater.
The slope would be 2. Rise over run remember that.
Each person gets 1 1/4 bars.
You divide the 5 bars by 4 people: 5/4 = 1 1/4
