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8. Classify 8 as a perfect square, a perfect cube, both, or neither.

It's a perfect cube, but not a perfect square.

Step-by-step explanation:

2^3 = 8, meaning 8 is a perfect cube. But since 2^2 = 4 and 3^2 = 9, and 8 is in between, 8 is not a perfect square.

I hope this helped.

the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

the root or roots of a polynomial are the values of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to 0. we can find the roots of a polynomial making the expression equal to 0 and then, isolating the variable (it it has just one variable).

for example, given the following polynomial:

the root or zero of the polynomial, can be found by making the expression equal to 0, and then, isolating the variable, so, finding the root we have:

therefore, we have that the root of the polynomial is equal to 2.

we must remember that the number of roots that a polynomial can have, will depend on the degree of the polynomial, a first degree polynomial have will have one single root, a second degree polynomial (quadratic expression) may have two roots and so.

hence the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

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