Answer:2
2/1=2
I hope this is good enough:
Exponential growth is
F=P(1+r)^t
F=future amount
P=present amount
r=rate
t=time in years
rate=2%=0.02
therefor the equation is
f(x)=23,000(1+0.02)^x
f(x)=23,000(1.02)^x
where x=time in years from 2012
X + y = 8
x - y = 12
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2x = 20
x = 20/2
x = 10
x + y = 8
10 + y = 8
y = 8 - 10
y = -2
ur numbers are 10 and -2
Degree 4 means you'll have x^4 as your leading term. Multiplicity of 3 means you have the same factor 3 times. So if x = -2, then (x + 2) = 0, so (x + 2) is used 3 times. FOIL that out 3 times and you get x^3 + 6x^2 + 12x + 8. Now multiply by (x + 0) to get a 4th degree polynomial of x^4 + 6x^3 + 12x^2 + 8x. There!
