Idon't understand how we used the the power of 0

Aline parallel to a triangle's side splits ab into lengths of x - 5 and x + 2. the other side, ac, is split into lengths of x and x + 12. what is the length of ac? a) 12 b) 24 c) 36 d)

The graph of a hyperbola is shown. what are the coordinates of a vertex of the hyperbola? (0, −4) (−3, 0) (0, 0) (0, 5)

Consider the following equation. 1/2x^3+x-7=-3sqrtx-1 approximate the solution to the equation using three iterations of successive approximation. use the graph below as a starting point. a. b. c. d.