If a and b are any two real numbers, explain how you calculate the difference a - b. be sure to include the following in your explanation. (a) a description of the relationship between addition and subtraction (b) how you can use a number line to with the calculation (c) how you can determine the sign of the result

- Subtraction can be thought of as the inverse operation of addition, OR as addition itself, if you look at it as adding a negative number.

- The number line allows us to interpret subtraction (or addition of a negative) geometrically; we can view it as a movement to the left on the number line with a distance equal to the number being subtracted.

- Lastly, the value of any expression a - b (where a and b are real numbers) is determined by the relative sizes of the numbers. If a > b, then a - b > 0 (a positive result). If b > a, then a - b < 0 (a negative result.

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Answer: f(x) = -2x^3 +3x^2 +11x -6see attachedan infinite number. since the magnitude of the leading coefficient is not specified, it may be any negative number. (we have chosen the smallest magnitude integer that makes all coefficients be integers.)step-by-step explanation:

1. when "a" is a root of a polynomial, (x -a) is a factor of it. for the three roots given, the factors of the desired polynomial are (x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3).

in order to make the leading coefficient be negative, we need to multiply this product by a negative number. any negative number will do, but we choose a small (magnitude) value that will eliminate the fraction: -2.

then

f(x) = -2(x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3) = -(x +2)(2x -1)(x -3)

= -(2x² +3x -2)(x -3)

= -(2x³ -3x² -11x +6)

f(x) = -2x³ +3x² +11x -6

2. a graph created by the desmos on-line graphing calculator is shown, and the zeros are highlighted.

3. as indicated in part 1, the multiplier of this equation can be anything and the zeros will remain the same. you want a negative leading coefficient, so the "anything" is restricted to any of the infinite number of numbers that will make that be the case.