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W, X, Y, and Z Answers

WHOLE NUMBER
1)
2) 18
WIDTH
1) 8 units
X-AXIS
1) (2, 0) The solution is the abscissa of the point where the oblique, titled, line crosses the x-axis.
X-INTERCEPT
1) (5, 0)
2) x = +2, -3
3) (2, 0) and (-3, 0)
4) The roots in problem 2 are the abscissa of problem 3. Roots of an equation in x are the abscissas of the x-intercepts.
YARD
1) 12 ft.
2) 1760 yd.
Y-AXIS
1) the origin, (0,0)
Y-INTERCEPT
1) (0, 5)
2) y = -4x - 3
ZERO
1) 5

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