It is reported that the wild gorilla population has declined by 70% over the last 10 years. There are now 4,000 gorillas left in the wild. To the nearest thousand, how many gorillas were there 10 years ago?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

What is the distance from zero if a quadratic function has a line of symmetry at x=-3 and a zero at 4

Graph a triangle (xyz) and reflect it over the line y=x to create triangle x’y’z’. describe the transformation using words. draw a line segment from point x to the reflecting line, and then draw a line segment from point x’ to the reflecting line. what do you notice about the two line segments you drew? do you think you would see the same characteristics if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y’ with the reflecting line? how do you know?