20 in which interval will the graph of f(x) = x^3 + 4x^2 – 4x – 16 be above the x-axis?

a. (-2, 2) u (4, ∞)

b. (-4, -2) u (2, ∞)

c. (-∞, -2) u (-2, 9)

d. (-4, -2) u (2, 4)

What is the 9th term in the geometric sequence described by this explicit formula? an=-6. (2)(n-1) apex

In which quadrant does the point lie? write the coordinates of the point. a. quadrant ii; (–2, –4) b. quadrant iii; (2, 4) c. quadrant iii; (–2, –4) d. quadrant iv; (–4, –2)

20 ! jason orders a data set from least to greatest. complete the sentence by selecting the correct word from each drop-down menu. the middle value of the data set is a measure and is called the part a: center b: spread part b: mean a: mean absolute deviation b: median c: range