Answer:
26. H. (-4, -2)
27. A. x - 4
Explanation:
26.
Use translations.
Start at point A(2, 6). To go from this point to the center of the circle, you must go from A(2, 6) to C(-1, 2). That means you need to go from 2 to -1 in x, a change of -3 in x, and from 6 to 2 in y, a change of -4 in y.
Since points A and B are the endpoints of a diameter, then AC and BC are radii of the circle. All radii are congruent, so if you apply the same transformation as from A to C to point C, you will get the coordinates of point B.
C(-1, 2) now is transformed by -3 in x and -4 in y.
B(-1 - 3, 2 - 4) ----> B(-4 , -2)
Answer: H. (-4, -2)
27.
Recall the factoring of a difference of cubes.
a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)
You have
x^3 - 64
x^3 is obviously the cube of x.
64 is the cube of 4, so you have
x^3 - 4^3
Following the factorization above, you get
(x - 4)(x^2 + 4x + 16)
Answer: A. x - 4