What is a linear pair

Adaylily farm sells a portion of their daylilies and allows a portion to grow and divide. the recursive formula an=1.5(an-1)-100 represents the number of daylilies, a, after n years. after the fifth year, the farmers estimate they have 2225 daylilies. how many daylilies were on the farm after the first year?

Which expression is factored form? x^2+14x+48 a) (x-8)(x-6) b) (x+6)(x-8) c) (x+8)(x-6) d) (x+6)(x+8)

Is a positive integer raised to a negative power always positive