Provide an appropriate response.Use a compass and straightedge to construct a right triangle whose hypotenuse is twice as long as one of its sides.

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Construct an equilateral triangle ABC, and construct the perpendicular bisector CD to AB. Then , and as  it follows that  and so the triangle ACD (or BCD) will do.

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A. 24 students B. 28 students C. 14 students D. 26 students

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Evaluate the integral.dt

A.   sin t -   sin t + C
B.   sin t -   sin t + C
C.   cos t +   cos t + C
D.   sin t -   sin 7t + C

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Solve the problem.Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region in the first quadrant bounded by the coordinate axes, the curve y = e-2x, and the line x = 8 about the y-axis.

A. ?(1 - 17 e-16
B. - ?(1 + 17 e-16
C. ?(1 - 16 e-16
D. ?(1 - 15 e-16

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Determine whether the relation is a function.{(-3, -8), (-2, 7), (1, 2), (6, -8)}

A. It is a function. B. It is not a function.

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