Express the polynomial as a product of linear factors. f(x) = x^3- 5x^2 – 18x+72
A. (x-3)(x + 4)(x-6)
B. (x-2)(x+6)(x-6)
c. (x-3)(x+3)(x-8)
D. (x-4)(x+3)(x + 2)

What is the value of x in the equation 6(x + 1) – 5x = 8 + 2(x – 1)?

For each polynomial, determine the degree and write the polynomial in descending order. a. –4x^2 – 12 + 11x^4 b. 2x^5 + 14 – 3x^4 + 7x + 3x^3

Agroup of randomly selected apple valley high school students were asked to pick their favorite gym class. the table below shows the results of the survey. there are 528 students at apple valley high school. gym class number of students racquet sports 1 team sports 9 track and field 17 bowling 13 based on the data, what is the most reasonable estimate for the number of students at apple valley high school whose favorite gym class is bowling? choose 1 answer a. 9 b. 13 c. 119 d. 172