You were overcharged $4.52 in your cell phone bill 3 months in a row. the cell phone company says that it will add -$4.52 to your next bill for each month you were overcharged. on the next bill, you see an adjustment of -13.28. is the amount correct? explain your reasoning
and justify.

a4 - 3a2 - 1

step-by-step explanation:

step   1   :

equation at the end of step   1   :

  ((a4) -   3a2) -   1

step   2   :

trying to factor by splitting the middle term

2.1     factoring   a4-3a2-1  

the first term is,   a4   its coefficient is   1 .

the middle term is,   -3a2   its coefficient is   -3 .

the last term, "the constant", is   -1  

step-by-step explanation: