The department of agriculture estimated that the expenditures a middle-income, husband and wife family of three would incur to raise one additional child from birth in 2005 to age 17 would be $250,530. what type of analysis does this scenario involve?

the polynomial is a perfect square trinomial of the form a^2-2ab+b^2:

option a. true

step-by-step explanation:

9x^2-12x+4

comparing with the form a^2-2ab+b^2

1.) a^2=9x^2

solving for a: square root both sides of the equation:

sqrt(a^2)=sqrt(9x^2)

a=sqrt(9) sqrt(x^2)

a=3x

2.) b^2=4

solving for b: square root both sides of the equation:

sqrt(b^2)=sqrt(4)

b=2

to be a perfet square trinomial 2ab must be equal to 12x. let's check:

2ab = 2 (3x) (2)

2ab = 12x

correct

-1/4 > -1 2/3. -1/4 is greater than -1 2/3 because it is closer to 0 on the number line.