What is the common ratio of the following sequence? -3, -12, -48, -192

Which answer is the solution set to the inequality |x|< 9? a. x< -9 or x> 9 b. x> -9 and x< 9 c. x> -9 or x< 9 d. x< 9 and x< 9

For the equations below which statement is true ? -2x=14 6x=-42

Given the points a(-2, 1) and b(8, 6), find the coordinates of the point c on directed line segment ab, that partitions ab in the ration 2: 3.