Answer:
4
Step-by-step explanation:
Always do parentheses first!
-4x+9=-5x
8x-2x=6x
-5x-6x+3=
x+3=4
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Answer:
2187
Step-by-step explanation:
This geometric sequence has a first term of 1 and a common ratio of 3. Its general term can be written as ...
an = a1·r^(n-1)
an = 3^(n-1)
Then the 8th term is ...
a8 = 3^(8-1) = 2187
Answer: |10 - (-8)|
The absolute value is 18
Step-by-step explanation:
The distance between two numbers is a subtraction equation.
10 - (-8) Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive
10 + 8 = 18
If you look at it as the first negative sign means -1 multiplied by the next negative number, "Remember that a negative times a negative is a positive!"