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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Math Help @jdoe0001 @agent0smith @Compassionate @kropot72 @thomaster

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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myininaya (myininaya):

If x=a is a zero, then x-a is a factor It also works the other way around too If x-a is a factor, then x=a is a zero.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is 1 c or a im not sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean 5 is 1

myininaya (myininaya):

x=a is a zero means f(a)=0 what is a in your first question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the first one is c @myininaya ?

myininaya (myininaya):

Yes.

myininaya (myininaya):

Now looking at the second question. Lets find the number of sign changes for f(x) then lets find the number of sign changes for f(-x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay for the second one i got a i have 2 more questions can you help me with those after ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@myininaya you there?

myininaya (myininaya):

Yes a is right. I have to be right back.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay ill post teh other two and when you come back

myininaya (myininaya):

what do you notice about 64 and 8? what do they have in common? Does anything you notice about 64 and 8 have anything to do with your options given?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they are both divisiable by 8 8*8 =64

myininaya (myininaya):

notice your options have the words cube and squares are both of these numbers perfect squares or cubes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

perfect suqares?

myininaya (myininaya):

ok put we have 64+8 and there isn't an identity for the sum of squares over the real numbers also there is no complex option listed anyways so what about cubes? are 64 and 8 perfect cubes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no is it d?

myininaya (myininaya):

so 4^3 isn't 64? and 2^3 isn't 8?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea lol i didnt notice that so its sum of cubes c?

myininaya (myininaya):

yea I would say that looks good.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay now the last one

myininaya (myininaya):

But also I haven't seen polynomial identities used to prove such things. For the last one, what do you think the answer is?

myininaya (myininaya):

look at the side expressed in two terms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a or b

myininaya (myininaya):

we don't have a difference

myininaya (myininaya):

difference means subtraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh okay so its c

myininaya (myininaya):

yes other examples: 4-1=3 2^2-1^2 is a difference of squares 25-16=9 5^2-4^2 this is a difference of squares 27-8=19 3^3-2^3 is a difference of cubes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh okay i need help with some worded problems i dont get at all like i dont understand the can you help me?

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