A square has one side increased in length by two inches and an adjacent side decreased in length by two inches. If the resulting rectangle has an area of 60 square inches, what was the area of the original square? First, draw some possible squares and rectangles to see if you can solve by guess-and-check. Then, solve it algebraically.

Factor -8x3-2x2-12x-3 by grouping what is the resulting expression?

Question 3 (essay worth 10 points) (03.06 mc) part a: max rented a motorbike at $465 for 5 days. if he rents the same motorbike for a week, he has to pay a total rent of $625. write an equation in the standard form to represent the total rent (y) that max has to pay for renting the motorbike for x days. (4 points) part b: write the equation obtained in part a using function notation. (2 points) part c: describe the steps to graph the equation obtained above on the coordinate axes. mention the labels on the axes and the intervals. (4 points)

26) -2(7x) = (-2 • 7) x a. associative property of addition b. associative property of multiplication c. commutative property of multiplication d. commutative property of addition