Hank’s teacher asked him to verify that the product (y – 3)(y2 + 3y + 9) is a difference of cubes. he used the distributive property to multiply the binomial times the trinomial. before simplifying, his product was a polynomial of the form y3 + 3y2 + ay – 3y2 – ay – 27. what is the value of a in the polynomial?

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.)

The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is being studied. a random sample of 300 circuits is tested, revealing 17 defectives. (a) calculate a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by this particular tool. round the answers to 4 decimal places. less-than-or-equal-to p less-than-or-equal-to (b) calculate a 95% upper confidence bound on the fraction of defective circuits. round the answer to 4 decimal places. p less-than-or-equal-to

In the diagram, ab is tangent to c, ab = 4 inches, and ad = 2 inches. find the radius of the circle.