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Rewrite x^2 − 2x − 3 = 0 in the form (x − a)2 = b, where a and b are integers, to determine the a and b values.

a = 4 and b = 3
a = 3 and b = 2
a = 2 and b = 1
a = 1 and b = 4

Answer is option d) a=1 b=4

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your answer is 23/2 - 13.5

step-by-step explanation:

7/2 evaluates to

multiply x and 4.5

multiply x and 1

the x just gets copied along.

the answer is x

x

4.5*x evaluates to 4.5x

multiply 3 and 4.5x

multiply 1 and x

the x just gets copied along.

x

4.5*x*3 evaluates to 13.5x

7/2-4.5*x*3 evaluates to

  + 8 =

the answer is

7/2-4.5*x*3+8 evaluates to

50.6

step-by-step explanation: