To start off, you can divide the right side of the equation by x to get rid of most of the x's so you get the polynomial x^4 - 10x^2 + 9. This means that f(x) = x^4 - 10x^2 + 9x. By factoring the right side of the equation, you get f(x) = (x^2 - 1)(x^2 - 9). I think the minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 3.
Integers are whole numbers that are either positive or negative. Operation of signs is important when dealing with integers.
In this case, -3 and -2 are integers that are being added.
if we add -3 by -2 we get -6 because when a negative number is added to a negative number the negative sign does not change
thus, (-3)-2 = -5
You are looking for the slope and y intercept to complete the equation of the line.
The equation of a line is in something called slope intercept form. That looks like y = mx + b. m represents the slope (measure of how steep a line is, and in which direction it is going) and b represents the y intercept (y coordinate when x = 0). You need to find the slope and y intercept to complete the equation.
First, find the slope. The formula for slope is: m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) where m is the slope and (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are points.
Pick any two points on the graph. I will use (-2, 0) and (0, 4). Now use these values to find the slope.
m = (4-0)/(0+2) = 4/2
m = 2
m = 2 means that for every two units the line goes up on the y axis, it moves one to the right on the x axis. 2 will go in your first box.
Now find the y intercept. The y intercept is where the line crosses the y axis - it is the y coordinate when x = 0. Here when x = 0, y = 4, so your y intercept is at 4. 4 goes into your second box.
The equation is y = 2x + 4
The statement is "8 less than the product of 6 and a number, x." "Less than" indicates subtraction - you will subtract 8 from a number. That number is "the product of 6 and a number, x." "The product" of these numbers will result with multiplication - you are multiplying 6 and x.
All this gives you the expression: 6x - 8.
