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If a and −a are numbers on the number line, which expression must give the distance between them? a) 0 b) a c) |2a| d) |a|

2. (09.01 lc) a function is shown in the table. x g(x) −3 17 −1 −3 0 −4 2 13 which of the following is a true statement for this function? (5 points) the function is increasing from x = −3 to x = −1. the function is increasing from x = −1 to x = 0. the function is decreasing from x = 0 to x = 2. the function is decreasing from x = −3 to x = −1.

Which expression is equivalent to (5x^7+7x^8) − (4x^4−2x^8)? a. 9x^8 + 5x^7−4x^4 b. 3x^8 + 7x^7 c. 12x^8 − 2x^4 d. 5x^8 + 5x^7 + 4x^4