Simplify the expression: Ava simplified the expression and said that the value is -1. Is Ava's solution correct? If not, find and explain her mistake. Give the correct solution.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Ava's solution was not correct.

The correct solution is 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression Ava was to simplify(as seen in the attachment) is:

[tex]\dfrac{(2x-3y)^2}{(3y-2x)^2}[/tex]

[tex]3y-2x=-2x+3y=-(2x-3y)[/tex]

On substitution of the result above into the denominator, we have:

[tex]\dfrac{(2x-3y)^2}{(-(2x-3y))^2}\\=\dfrac{(2x-3y)^2}{(-1)^2(2x-3y)^2}\\\\\text{Canceling out the like term} (2x-3y)^2, \text{we have:}\\=\dfrac{1}{(-1)^2}\\\\=1[/tex]

Therefore:

Ava did not take the square of the negative sign. This led her to have a negative result.

Ava's solution was not correct. The correct solution is 1.
Simplify The Expression: Ava Simplified The Expression And Said That The Value Is -1. Is Ava's Solution
Answer 2

Answer:

Ava correctly factored the denominator:

(3y - 2x) = [-(2x - 3y)] 2

But when she took the negative outside the braces, she did not keep the (-1) squared.

The correct solution is 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

used this and it was correct


Related Questions

This is about the domain and range. PLEASE HELP ME!

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Answer:

[tex]\boxed{\mathrm{B}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The domain is the set of all possible values for x (input).

There are no restrictions on x.

The domain is all real numbers.

The range is the set of possible values for y (output).

Let x = 0.

[tex]F(0)=5-(0)^2[/tex]

[tex]F(0)=5[/tex]

The maximum value of y is 5.

Let x = 50

[tex]F(50)=5-(50)^2[/tex]

[tex]F(50)=5-2500[/tex]

[tex]F(50)=-2495[/tex]

The minimun value of y is [tex]- \infty[/tex] from observation.

The values of x can be a negative number.

[tex]F(-5)=5-(-5)^2[/tex]

[tex]F(-5)=5-25[/tex]

[tex]F(-5)=-20[/tex]

The range of the function is less than or equal to 5 and greater than or equal to [tex]- \infty[/tex].

if the length is 4 inches, the width is 5 inches, and the height is 10 inches, what are the units for the volume

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

V=lwh=4*5*10=200 cubic inch or in^3

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A study is performed involving two remedies for midwest farm crops who experienced the worst drought in years. In the midwest, 450 crop fields were given randomly one of two remedies. Specifically, 220 were given Remedy A and 230 were given Remedy B. A total of 74 of the 450 crop fields were salvageable, 35 from Remedy A group and 39 from Remedy B group.

A significance test was performed for the following hypotheses and resulted in a p-value of 0.3822:
H0: Salvage rates are the same for Remedy A and B
Ha: Remedy B has a greater salvage rate

Part A: Interpret the p-value in terms of the context.
Part B: Using a significance level of α = 0.05, what can you conclude from the context of this study?

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Answer:

Part A

The p-value indicates that the largest probability of having the two remedies having a difference as observed or larger than as observed  being equal to 0.3822

Part B:

Given that the p-value of 0.3822 is larger than the significance level α of 0.05, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and we conclude that there is enough statistical evidence to suggest that the salvage rates are the same for Remedy A and B

Step-by-step explanation:

The p-value

The test statistic is given as follows;

[tex]Z=\dfrac{\hat{p}_1-\hat{p}_2}{\sqrt{\hat{p}(1-\hat{p})\left (\dfrac{1}{n_{1}}+\dfrac{1}{n_{2}} \right )}}[/tex]

[tex]\hat p_1[/tex] = 35/220 = 7/44

[tex]\hat p_2[/tex] = 39/230

[tex]\hat p[/tex] = 74/220 = 37/110

We get our test statistic z = -0.2996381

Part A

The p-value indicates that the largest probability of having the two remedies having a difference as observed or larger than as observed  being equal to 0.3822

Part B:

Given that the p-value of 0.3822 is larger than the significance level α of 0.05, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and we conclude that there is enough statistical evidence to suggest that the salvage rates are the same for Remedy A and B.

Which transformation will map an isosceles trapezoid into itself

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Reflection through the middle

Richie wants to enlarge the square deck in his backyard. The area of the enlarged deck, A(x), can be modeled by the following function, where x is a side length in feet of the original square deck. What is the minimum potential area of the enlarged deck? A. 57 feet B. 14 feet C. 49 feet D. 106 feet

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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

its not 14 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

There were 6954 cases filed with the Supreme Court. Of these only 82 were decided by the Supreme Court. What percentage was decided by the Supreme Court

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Answer:

Total no. of cases = 6954

No. of cases decided = 82

Percentage decided = (82/6954)x100 = 1.17%

Answer:

1.18%

Step-by-step explanation:

A percentage can be found by dividing the part by the whole. then multiplying by 100.

(part/whole) * 100

In this problem, the part is the cases decided by the Supreme Court. The whole is the total number of cases filed.

(cases decided / cases filed) *100

There were 82 cases decided by the Supreme Court, out of a total of 6,954 cases filed.

(82/6954) *100

First, solve the parentheses and divide.

0.0117917745* 100

Multiply

1.17917745 %

Round to the nearest hundredth. The 9 in the thousandth place tells us to round the 7 up to an 8 in the hundredth place.

1.18 %

About 1.18% of the cases filed were decided by the Supreme Court.

Sergio wants to buy both chicken and ham to serve at a holiday dinner. Chicken costs $4.29 per pound, and ham costs $6.99 per pound. The maximum amount Sergio can spend is $88.00. If x represents the number of pounds of chicken Sergio buys, and y represents the number of pounds of ham he buys, which inequality represents this situation?

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Answer:

4.29x + 6.99y ≤ 88

Step-by-step explanation:

x represents the number of pounds of chicken he can buy and y represents the number of pounds of ham he can buy. Multiplying the price per pound by the number of pounds he will buy will give you the amount of money he will spend and here he has only $88. Which means the amount of money he will spend should be less than or equal to $88 as shown in the inequality above.

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como resuelvo este ejercicio de matematica x +824 = 6 789 en propiedad uniforme

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The number of widgets that a manufacturing plant can produce varies jointly as the number of workers and the time that they have worked. Find the constant of proportionality k to 2 decimal places if 305 workers work 2 hours and can produce 5880.4 widgets

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Answer:

k = 9.64

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

workers w = 305

time t = 2 hour

produce widgets N = 5880.4

solution

we know that here

N  ∝ w × t   .....................1

when we remove directly proportional so here k constant

so equation will be

N = k × w × t    .....................1

put here value and we get

5880.4  =  k × 305 × 2

solve it we get k

k = 9.64

Circle X with a radius of 6 units and circle Y with a radius
of 2 units are shown.
Which steps would prove the circles similar?
6
0 Translate the circles so they share a common center
point, and dilate circle Y by a scale factor of 4.
0 Translate the circles so the center of one circle rests
on the edge of the other circle, and dilate circle Y by a
scale factor of 4.
Y
0 Translate the circles so they share a common center
point, and dilate circle Y by a scale factor of 3.
Os Translate the circles so the center of one circle rests
on the edge of the other circle, and dilate circle Y by a
scale factor of 3.​

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Answer:

Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that radius of circle X is 6 units and radius of circle Y is 2 units.

Here, circle Y is smaller and circle X is larger.

[tex]\text{Scale factor}=\dfrac{\text{Radius of circle X}}{\text{Radius of circle Y}}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Scale factor}=\dfrac{6}{2}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Scale factor}=3[/tex]

If we translate the circles so they share a common center point, and after that we dilate circle Y by a scale factor of 3, then we get circle which is equal to circle X.

We know that, after dilation the figure and its image are similar.

Hence, we can say that both circles are similar.

Therefore, the correct option is C.

Answer:

the answer is c

Step-by-step explanation:

Translate the circles so they share a common center point, and dilate circle Y by a scale factor of 3.

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Use the following lines to answer the question. line g: y=−45x+75 line h: y=54x+34 Is line g perpendicular to line h? Why or why not? No, because the slopes of lines g and h have different signs. Yes, because the slopes of lines g and h are opposite and reciprocal. Yes, because the slopes of lines g and h are opposite and the y-intercepts are different. No, because the y-intercepts of lines g and h are different.

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Answer:

No, because the y-intercepts of lines g and h are different.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

18

Step-by-step explanation:

x² = 16² + 30² - 2(16)(30)cos 30°

x² = 256 + 900 - 960(0.866)

x² = 1156 - 831.36

x² = 324.64

x = 18.02

Approx. 18

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Answer:

18.01

Step-by-step explanation:

c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcos 30=

   = 16^2+30^2-2(16)(30)(cos30)             cos30=0.866

   = 1156-480√3 = 324.6156

c=√324.6156=18.01

Write the answer using scientific notation.
(2 x 10^13)^-2

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Answer:

2.5 * 10^-27.

Step-by-step explanation:

(2 x 10^13)^-2

= 2^-2 x 10^-26

= 1/2^2 x 10^-26

= 0.25 x 10^-26

= 2.5 * 10^-27.

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▹ Answer

2.5 x 10⁻²⁷

▹ Step-by-Step Explanation

(2 x 10¹³)⁻²

2⁻²(10¹³)⁻²

0.25 x (10¹³)⁻²

0.25 x 10⁻²⁶

2.5 x 10⁻²⁷

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On the planet Kudzu, the probability that an animal is blue is 0.20. The
probability that the animal is blue given that the animal is female is 0.20

Which statement is true?

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It is b, I think because an animal and a female animal both have the same percentages, but they don’t happen because of one another
Answer:
The Answer is B! On Kuzdu, being female and being blue are independent events.
Step-by-step explanation:

Find the following information using the given image.

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Answer:2.9

3

Step-by-step explanation:

Represent the electricity bill using a linear equation in 2 variables with respect to fixed charge and unit consumption in the month of April 2020, May 2020 and December 2019. Find the reason behind the variation of electricity bill explaining the use of different electric appliances. April bill -385 May bill - 395 December bill-275

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

If the kilowatt-hours stay proportional to the total bill, then you are using more electricity. If the bill goes up a lot more than the kilowatt-hours, then you are on some sort of "rate plan" that punishes peak usage

Stephanie wants to buy 's' tomato plants, and Diego wants to by 'd' tomato plants. Each plant costs $7. Stephanie will use a coupon that will give them $25 off the total cost of all their plants. Which expression represents the total cost of all the plants with the discount? *

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Answer:

7·(s + d) - 25

Step-by-step explanation:

if each plant cost $7

and there are two plants so its 7 times (s+d)

and then the discount so its -25

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Solve
3x2 - 5x - 1 = 0

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Answer:

x = -0.18046, 1.84713

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we cannot factor the quadratic, we need to use quadratic formula ([tex]x = \frac{-b+/- \sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{2a}[/tex]):

a = 3

b = -5

c = -1

[tex]x = \frac{-(-5) +/- \sqrt{(-5)^2-4(3)(-1)} }{2(3)}[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{5+/- \sqrt{25 + 12} }{6}[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{5+/- \sqrt{37} }{6}[/tex]

Please solve part h you have to find thr value of x

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Answer:

x=301

Step-by-step explanation:

first thing you must know the sum of angle

for this question the polygon has 6 sides (if you connect B and D)

so based on formula (n-2)×180; n is number of side

(6-2)×180=720

so the sum of angle in the polygon is 720

to find x you just need to subtract 720 with all the angle given in the diagram. (and don't forget the 90 degree that made from connected line B and D)

x=720-118-87-34-90-90

x=301

LMNP is a parallelogram. On a coordinate plane, parallelogram L M N P is shown. Point L is at (negative 4, 1), point M is at (2, 4), point N is at (3, 2), and point P is at (negative 3, negative 1). What additional information would prove that LMNP is a rectangle?

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Answer:

D. LP ⊥ PN

Step-by-step explanation:

A rectangle is a four-angle parallelogram, so to demonstrate that LMNP is a rectangle, we must prove that LP is perpendicular to PN.

The vertical coordinates are L(-4,1), P(-3,-1) and N(3,2), then afterwards

PL = (-4 + 3, 1 + 1)

PL = (-1 , 2)

And,

PN = (3 + 3, 2 + 1)

PL = (6,3)

Now, consider the dot product,

PL.PN = (-1) (6) + (2) (3)

PL.PN = 0

As we can see that the two vectors having dot product is equal to zero as these vectors considered to be perpendicular.

Plus, It is mentioned that LMNP is a parallelogram

So,

m∠P  = m∠M = 90° and m∠L = m∠N = 180° - 90° = 90°

Therefore all parallelograms angles are equal to each other

Therefore the LMNP is a rectangle

Answer:

D just took it on edgenunity

Step-by-step explanation:

One popcorn kernel weighs 1.23 grams. If a package of popcorn kernels weighs 2 kilograms, approximately how many popcorn kernels does the package hold?

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Answer:

1626.02

Step-by-step explanation:

1 gram is 0.001 kilograms. The bag weighs 2 kilograms and each popcorn is 1.23 grams. 2 kilograms weigh 2000 grams.

COMBINE LIKE TERMS TO CREATE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION!

0.25k + 1.5 − k − 3.5

REMEMBER MAKE AN EQUIVALENT EXPRESSION

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Answer:

0.25k + 1.5 - k - 3.5 = -0.75k - 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Type the correct answer in the box. Use numerals instead of words. If necessary, use / for the fraction bar and ^ to indicate an exponent. Find the missing terms and write them in decreasing order of exponents.

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Answer:

7m(3m^6 - m^4 + 7)

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a factorization question

All we want to do here is to factor out 7m from each term of the polynomial

This becomes;

21m^7 -7m^5 + 49m = 7m (3m^6 - m^4 + 7)

Put the linear inequality into slope-intercept form.

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Answer:

y ≤[tex]\frac{7}{4}x - 5[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are to put the linear inequality;

7x - 4y ≥ 20

in slope intercept form.

We can rearrange the inequality as;

-4y ≥ - 7x + 20

Dividing throughout by -4 we get;

y ≤ [tex]\frac{7}{4} x[/tex] - 5

Note that the inequality sign '≥' changes to '≤' since we divided all through with a negative number.

Question 23 HELP ME PLEASE Write an equation in slope-intercept from for the parallel to y=3x-2 that passes through the point (5,-2). Type your equation in form y=mx+b

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Answer:

y = 3x - 17

Step-by-step explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope so the equation would be y = 3x + b

plugging in the points you get -2 = 3(5) + b

this is -17 = b

Solve 2(ax-by)+(a+4b)=0, 2(bx+ay)+(b-4b) using linear equation

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Answer:

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

2(ax-by)+(a+4b)=0                   .              .               .         1)

2(bx+ay)+(b-4a) = 0              .                 .                 .         2)

Equation 1 gives:

2ax - 2by + a + 4b = 0          .                .             .      1)

Equation 2 gives:

2bx + 2ay + b - 4a    =    0     .              .                   .     1)

Multiplying equation 1 by a and equation 2 by b :

2a²x - 2aby + a² + 4ab = 0

2b²x + 2aby + b² - 4ab = 0

Adding together:

2a²x  +  2b²x + a² + b² = 0

2x (a² + b²) = -(a² + b²)

2x = -1

x = -1/2

Multiplying equation 1 by b and equation 2 by a:

2abx · 2b²y + ab + 4b² = 0

2abx + 2a²y + ab - 4a² = 0

Subtracting:

2y(a² + b²) - 4(a² + b²) = 0

2y(a² + b²) = 4(a² + b²)

2y = 4

y = 2

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Max has 8 8 boxes of cans for a food drive. ​Each box has 17 17 cans. ​Max ​gives half of the boxes to his teacher. ​ ​Write an expression that ​represents the total number of cans in all the boxes that his teacher ​has. ​

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Answer:

Total cans = 17 (4)

Step-by-step explanation:

If Max has 8 boxes and gives half of the boxes to his teacher, then the teacher has 4 boxes.

Now, the teacher has 4 boxes but each box has 17 cans inside. To represent how many cans the teacher has, we will need to multiply the number of boxes by the number of cans each box has,

Then, the Total number of cans = [tex]17(4)[/tex] = 68.

Thus, the expression that represents the total number of cans in all the boxes that the teacher has would be: Total cans = 17 (4)

In my town, gas prices are always listed to the thousandths place. Since the smallest coin
we have is the penny, we have to round them to the hundredths place. If the price of gas
is $7.961, what will the price be when we round it to the hundredths place?

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Answer: 7.96

Step-by-step explanation:

Rounded to the nearest "Hundredths place" is the second digit in the decimal number which would be 6. 1 is less than 5 so you just get rid of them 1 and qualify it as 7.96

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PLSSS HELp simplify 3/5-√3 PLS SHOW WORK

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[tex]\frac{3}{5-\sqrt{3} }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{3(5 + \sqrt{3})}{5-\sqrt{3} (5 + \sqrt{3}) }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{15 + 3\sqrt{3} }{5^{2} - \sqrt{3}^{2} }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{15 + 3\sqrt{3} }{25-3 }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{15 + 3\sqrt{3} }{22 }[/tex]

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Each terminal receives 30% of the revenue from packages that it picks up and 30% of the revenue from the packages it delivers. The remaining 40% of the revenue from each transaction goes to the hub. Each terminal accumulates its own costs. All costs relating to travel to and from the hub are charged to the hub. The revenue per package is based on size and service type and not the distance the package travels. (There are two services: overnight and ground delivery, which takes between 1 and 7 days, depending on the distance traveled).All customer service is done through a central service group located in the hub. Customers access this service centre through a toll-free telephone number. The most common calls to customer service include requests for package pickup, requests to trace an overdue package, and requests for billing information. The company has invested in complex and expensive package tracking equipment that monitors the packages trip through the system by scanning the bar code placed on every package. The bar code is scanned when the package is picked up, enters the originating terminal, leaves the originating terminal, arrives at the hub, leaves the hub, arrives at the destination terminal, and is delivered to the customers. All scanning is done with hand held wands that transmit the information to the regional and then central computer.The major staff functions in each terminal are administrative (accounting, clerical, and executive), marketing (the sales staff), courier (the people who pick up and deliver the shipments and the equipment they use), and operations (the people and equipment who sort packages in the terminal).This organisation takes customer service very seriously. 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