Given a real number x and a positive integer k, determine the number of multiplications used to find k x 2 starting with x and successively squaring (to find x2 , x4 , and so on). Is this a more efficient way to find k x 2 than by multiplying x by itself the appropriate number of times?

David must install fencing around a lot that is shaped like a right angle. the side of lot that runs east-west is 200 ft long. the side of the lot runs north-south is 125 ft long. calculate how many feet of fencing he will need to surround the entire lot.

Arestaurant offers a $12 dinner special that has 5 choices for an appetizer, 12 choices for an entrée, and 4 choices for a dessert. how many different meals are available when you select an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert? a meal can be chosen in nothing ways. (type a whole number.)

How do the number line graphs of the solutions sets of -23 > x and x-23 differ?