Alyssa is factoring the following expression p∆2-8p-9. she said the answer is (p-1) (p +9). is she correct? if not, explain her error and find the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

p^2-8p-9

factor out the trinomial

(p-9)(p+1)

Therefore, she's incorrect. Because (p-1)(p+9)=p^2-p+9p-9=p^2+8p-9 and that's different from p^2-8p-9.

c

step-by-step explanation:

you ignore the remainder, therefore the answer is y = x+2

step-by-step explanation:

you have to divide the denominator by the numerator. you can use synthetic division or long division.

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x + 2 + 1/x+5