What is the first step to simplify the expression 3(x+8)^2/x+2?
a.) distribute the 3 to the terms inside the parentheses
b.) divide x by x
c.) divide 8 by 2
d.) square the binomial inside the parentheses

Option D is correct  that is square the binomial inside the parentheses.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given the expression:

First step we will do solve this given expression is to square the binomial inside the parenthesis so we will get:

Then distribute the  3 to the terms inside the parentheses

Therefore, option D is correct.

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step-by-step explanation:

1 number

if we use a graphing calculator, there is only one such number that satisfies the conclusion of the mean value theorem, that is, a number such that

where the right-hand side is the average rate of change of f on the interval [0.5,0.75], which is the slope of the secant line.

in the attached graph, the black line is the secant line which has its slope as the average rate of change of f on [0.5,0.75], while the orange line is the only tangent line to the graph of f in the interval that satisfies the mvt conclusion.