Answer:
1. Fill in the box with 1
2. Fill in the box with -2
Step-by-step explanation:
Expression:
![(-2x^3 + [\ ]x)(x^{[\ ]}+1.5) = A](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28-2x%5E3%20%2B%20%5B%5C%20%5Dx%29%28x%5E%7B%5B%5C%20%5D%7D%2B1.5%29%20%3D%20A)
Solving (1): Fill in the box to make it a polynomial.
To make it a polynomial, we simply fill in the box with a positive integer (say 1)
Fill in the box with 1
![(-2x^3 + [1]x)(x^{[1]}+1.5) = A](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28-2x%5E3%20%2B%20%5B1%5Dx%29%28x%5E%7B%5B1%5D%7D%2B1.5%29%20%3D%20A)
Remove the square brackets


Open bracket

Reorder

The above expression is a polynomial.
This will work for any positive integer filled in the box
Solving (2): Fill in the box to make it not a polynomial.
The powers of a polynomial are greater than or equal to 0.
So, when the boxes are filled with a negative integer (say -2), the expression will cease to be a polynomial
Fill in the box with -2
![(-2x^3 + [-2]x)(x^{[-2]}+1.5) = A](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28-2x%5E3%20%2B%20%5B-2%5Dx%29%28x%5E%7B%5B-2%5D%7D%2B1.5%29%20%3D%20A)
Remove the square brackets

Reorder

Open brackets

Collect Like Terms


Notice that the least power of x is -1.
Hence, this is not a polynomial.
Step-by-step explanation:
the slope is -3
that is the answer
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The statement "unit cubes with side lengths of 1/2 foot are added to fill the prism with no space remaining" is useless information so you can disregard that. All you need to know to calculate the volume is the length, width, and height.
Volume = length x width x height
Volume = (5/2) x 3 x 11/2
Volume = 15/2 x 11/2
Volume = 165/4
Volume = 41.25 ft cubed