Again here we're using like terms
a) -2x² + 12x² = 10x² (they have the same term that's why I grouped them together)
-4x + 2x = -2x
13 - 25 = -12
So the final answer is 10x² - 2x -12
b) 7x² - (-7x²) = 7x² + 7x² or 14x²
4x - (-3x) = 4x + 3x or 7x
-26 - 15 = -41
The final answer to this one is 14x² + 7x - 41
Jay is wrong about his claim
Very nice handwriting but the math and English are confusing.
Let's assume we're told

The subscript is important.
I think we're told the similar sum with 11 gives the smallest possible value for the sum. This is a rather cagey way of telling us 11 is the mean of the nine points. The mean is the number which minimizes the sum of squared deviations.


If 11 is the mean, the sum of the points is 9(11)=99.

Answer: 1080
Answer: True
Step-by-step explanation: 5,708,100,000 in scientific notation is 5.7081 × 10^9
Hope this is right and makes sense.... I'm really sorry if it is wrong