Split the second term 7x^2 - 8x - 12 into two terms
7x^2 + 6x - 14x - 12
Factor out common terms in the first two terms, then in the last two terms
x(7x + 6) - 2(7x + 6)
Factor out the common term; 7x + 6
<u>(7x + 6)(x - 2) </u>
Answer:
Fish Population The population of a certain species of fish has a relative growth rate of 1.2 %per year. It is estimated that the population in 2000 was 12 million. (a) Find an exponential model for the population tyears after 2000 . (b) Estimate the fish population in the year 2005 (c) Sketch a graph of the fish population.
Step-by-step explanation:
X(a+b)-y(a+b)
*factor out (a+b)*
=(a+b)(x-y)
Parallel lines always have the same slope. In fact that is the definition of parallel lines :P (Technically they have the same slope and different y-intercepts, because parallel lines can never intersect...)
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