Let s be a side of the square. Then, s2 = 169, and taking the square root of both sides yields s = 13. Now, if D represents a diagonal of the square, using the Pythagorean theorem yields the following: So, a diagonal has length feet. Choice A is the length of a side, not the diagonal. Choice C is incorrect because the 2 and 13 should be interchanged. Choice D is incorrect because you made an arithmetic error involving radicals.
The purpose of passage is to inform the reader that a new planet has been found---- one that could possibly can conclude this because of the phrase "has discovered" in the first sentence.
The passage mentions that "regardless of regular exercise," sedentary activities can negatively impact one's health.
The author has consistent tone of praise for Freeman's work, so the correct answer must be positive.
The passage shows that after Paine released "Common Sense," the argument of the colonists changed, and that rather than considering themselves as solely aggrieved "Britons," they now shared a larger bond in opposition to Europe as a whole.
The passage states that Elizabeth felt "reluctance to endanger her authority" and so refrained from marriage. The English Renaissance is mentioned in the passage, but not in direct connection to Elizabeth's refusal to marry.
The sentence should be rewritten "Expanding the artform, Picasso broke figures into shapes and played with shifting and played with shifting perspectives in his paintings." The past-tense verb expanded is rewritten as the gerund, expanding. In order to retain the past-tense of the original sentence, the gerunds breaking and playing become broke and played. Choices A and C are are incorrect because they both result in sentence phrasing and changes the meaning of the original sentence.
If you want the long stick to be exactly three longer without changing its length of 27.6 cm, the short stick needs to be 27.6/3, or 9.2cm long. This is 0.5 cm longer than it is now, so the correct choice is A.
The sentence pairs "instrumental and tree-ring records" as evidence that show warming trends in the region of the Andes in a passages about climate science. So instrumental most likely refers to the scientific instruments that would help show measurements of this warming effect. C
The author mentions that sailors could be killed from a "long-awaited taste of fruit." Therefore it is unlikely that "fresh food could cure them of the disease."
