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<u>⇨ By prime factorization method:</u>



It very well could be, but not necessarily. What if q = 10, s = 8, and t = 6?
The statement is that q is less than s, and s is less than t (which therefore also means q is less than t).
However, when we substitute (replace) all the letters with the values we assigned them, we can find that the expression becomes:
10 < 8 < 6
This clearly isn’t right, as 10 is the greatest number there, and 8 is definitely less than 10 and greater than 6.
The technology I used in helping me solve the problem is using Microsoft Excel. I made one column for the x values which were gathered from the choices, one column for f(x) whose equation is 8^(x-9), and another column for g(x) whose equation is log(3x) + 2.
Inputing these equation to the last two columns yield the values shown in the picture.The 'NUM' means that the equation at that value of x is undefined. From the values, the correct solution would be
(0,0), (9.2,1.5) and (9.6,3.5) to the f(x) equation
(9.6,3.5) to the g(x) equation
Step-by-step explanation:
1. 3(p-q)
2. 4(2m+3n+4r)
3. 2x(2x-3y)