PLEASE HELP :) identify three consecutive positive integers such that nine times the largest is exactly four less than the square of the middle value

Follow these steps using the algebra tiles to solve the equation −5x + (−2) = −2x + 4. 1. add 5 positive x-tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 2. add 4 negative unit tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 3. divide the unit tiles evenly among the x-tiles. x =

Write the point-slope form of the line passing through (2, -12) and parallel to y=3x.

Which graph has a rate of change of zero