What is the intermediate step in the form (x + a)2 = b as a result of completing the square for the following equation?
- 6x²- 72 = 24x

Muscles, a membership-only gym is hoping to open a new branch in a small city in pennsylvania that currently has no fitness centers. according to their research approximately 12,600 residents live within driving distance of the gym. muscles sends out surveys to a sample of 300 randomly selected residents in this area (all of who respond) and finds that 40 residents say they would visit a gym if one was located in their area. based on the past survey research, muscles estimates that approximately 30% of these respondents would actually join the gym if they opened one in the area. based on this information and the results of the sample survey, about how many residents should muscles expect to join its new branch? a) 134 b) 504 c) 1,680 d) 3,780

Find the area of a trapezoid with bases 14 cm and 18 cm and height 10 cm. 160 cm2 140 cm2 180 cm2 126 cm2

What is the slope simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer