If matrix c represents (a − b) + a, the value of the entry represented by c41 is 2. and the corresponding entry in (a + b) − a is .

Statements reasons 1. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 1. given 2. ac ? ac 2. reflexive property 3. ? adc ? ? cba 3. ? 4. ? dac ? ? bca; ? acd ? ? cab 4. cpctc 5. ? dac and ? bca are alt. int. ? s; ? acd and ? cab are alt. int. ? s 5. definition of alternate interior angles 6. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 6. converse of the alternate interior angles theorem 7. abcd is a parallelogram 7. definition of parallelogram what is the missing reason in step 3?

Simplify (8x2 − 1 + 2x3) − (7x3 − 3x2 + 1). −5x3 + 11x2 − 2 5x3 − 11x2 + 2 x3 + 2x2 + x3 x3 − 2x2 − x3

Which statement best describes how to determine whether f(x) = x squared- x +8 is an even function ?