In the expression f(x)=23, x is not a variable. f(x) means “a function of x” or “f of x” and is in practice another way of substituting for the variable y, that is, we are saying:
y=23.
That means x is unspecified and could be anything. So on the xy plane, this is a straight horizontal line, 23 units above the x axis. That would be the best way to interpret this, although it is a little ambiguous.
Usually functions of x are expressed in terms of x, such as:
f(x) = x^2
Answer:
GCF = 12
for the values 144, 180, 240, 300
Solution by Factorization:
The factors of 144 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144
The factors of 180 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 180
The factors of 240 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, 240
The factors of 300 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 60, 75, 100, 150, 300
Then the greatest common factor is 12.
When you a positive number from a negative number you can just add the numbers and make the sum negative.
-23 - 7.2 is like -1(23 + 7.2).
So the answer is -30.2, answer choice A.
