Notice that we can simplify both numerator and denominator of our rational function. In the numerator we have a quadratic expression of the form

. To to simplify it, we are going to find tow numbers that add to 2 and multiply to -8; those numbers are 4 and -2.

In the denominator we have a difference of squares:

Now we can rewrite our function:

From the simplified form of our rational function we can infer that its graph has two vertical asymptotes at

and
We can conclude that the graphic of our rational function is:
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The midpoint is the point that bisects a line segment or divides it into 2 equal halves. The formula is essentially finding the average of the 2 points.

In this formula, (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) are the 2 endpoints of the line segment. For this problem, these are (5,4 ) and (-2, 1).
Substitute these values into the formula.

Solve the numerators.

Convert the fractions to decimals.

The midpoint of the line segment is (1.5 , 2.5)
Answer:
a) Statistic.
b) The population proportion is expected to be between 0.29 and 0.31 with a 94% degree of confidence.
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The proportion of 30% is a statistic, as it is a value that summarizes data only from the sample taken in the study from USA Today. Other samples may yield different proportions.
b) We can use the statistic to estimate a confidence interval for the parameter of the population.
The standard error for the proportion is calculated as:

The margin of error is 0.01. We can use this value to determine the level of confidence that represents.
The formula for the margin of error is:

This z-value, according to the the standard normal distribution, corresponds to a confidence interval of 94%.
The interval for this margin of error is:

Then, we can conclude that the population proportion is expected to be between 0.29 and 0.31 with a 94% degree of confidence.