Order of operations (from high priority to low priority):
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplications/Division
Addition/Subtraction
All in left to right.
2 ÷ (5 + 3)⁻¹ ÷ 4
2 ÷ (8)⁻¹ ÷ 4
2 ÷ 1/8 ÷ 4
16 ÷ 4
= 4
<span> -x^2 + -14x = 49
-(x^2 +14) = 49
-[(x+7)^2 -49] = 49
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"Linear function" means the highest degree of any term is 1.
Equation 1: degree is 2
Equation 2: degree is 2
Equation 3: degree is 1 . . . . this is your linear function
Equation 4: degree is 4
C
Due to the fact that it is starting from 0 and moving in a steady pattern