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How do you translate the word phrase into a variable expression: x increased by 6?

Answer 1

Julia Adams

#x+6#

To increase a number by #6# means to add #6# to that number.

So here the starting number is #x#, and when we increase it by #6#, the new number is #x+6#.

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Answer 2

Eli Assouline

# x + 6#

increased translates as addition because to increase mean to make bigger.

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Answer 3

Isaiah Anthony

The variable expression for "x increased by 6" is: x + 6.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.