The left side can be written as a square. We can take the square root, then subtract 1.
... (x +1)² = 17
... x +1 = ±√17
... x = -1 ±√17
This is TRUE!
The definition for perpendicular only applies when the lines are at a right angle which is 90°
C. Action: Divide both sides by 3.
Evaluate the function at the three values of the range and see what you get. The appropriate choice is ...
... D) {15, 3, 0}
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Evaluation can sometimes be simpler if you rearrange the function to a form called "Horner's form."
... f(x) = (x -4)x +3
Then the evaluation looks like (for x=-2) ...
... f(-2) = (-2-4)(-2)+3 = (-6)(-2) +3 = 12 +3 = 15
This is sufficient to identify D as the answer of choice.