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Yes, the degree on a monomial can be negative:
Example:

This is equal to:

Hope this helps.
-Benjamin
Using translation concepts, the transformations are given as follows:
a) The function is horizontally compressed by a factor of 3 and shifted down one unit.
b) The function is shifted right 3 units and vertically stretched by a factor of 2.
<h3>What is a translation?</h3>
A translation is represented by a change in the function graph, according to operations such as multiplication or sum/subtraction in it's definition.
Item a:
The transformations are:
- x -> 3x, hence the function is horizontally compressed by a factor of 3.
- y -> y - 1, hence the function is shifted down one unit.
Item b:
The transformations are:
- x -> x - 3, hence the function is shifted right 3 units.
- y -> 2y, hence the function is vertically stretched by a factor of 2.
More can be learned about translation concepts at brainly.com/question/4521517
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Combine like terms. The 5x is grouped to the 8x and the -7 isgrouped with the -55.
This means 5x + 8x = 13x and -7 - 55 = -62
The new expression is 13x - 62. We can't find the exact value of x because the expression wasn't set equal to anything.
It the second one. the net for a square pyramid.
Answer:
x = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.