Answer the question or complete the sentence to make a true statement.According to the rules for the order of operations, what should be the first step when simplifying the expression [-5 + (-10 + 3)] + (-3 + 4)?
A. Find the sum of 3 and -3
B. Find the sum of -5 and -3
C. Find the sum of -5 and -10
D. Find the sum of -10 and 3
Answer: D
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Use the Hamilton method to make the assignment.In a recent census, Iowa's population in thousands was 4,503, Illinois' was 8,220, and Indiana's was 5,300. Allocate 28 members of the U.S. House of representatives to these three states.
A. Iowa: 10; Illinois: 11; Indiana: 7 B. Iowa: 6; Illinois: 15; Indiana: 7 C. Iowa: 7; Illinois: 13; Indiana: 8 D. Iowa: 8; Illinois: 13; Indiana: 7
Evaluate the cylindrical coordinate integral.
A. 50? B. 100 C. 150 D. 150?
Simplify the expression. Write the result using positive exponents only.(z7x7)-3
A. z10x10
B. z4x4
C. 
D. 
Any sound from one focus of an ellipse reflects off the ellipse directly back to the other focus. This property explains whispering galleries such as Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. The whispering gallery shown in the illustration below has the shape of a semi-ellipse. Find the distance sound travels as it leaves focus F and returns to focus F'.
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Please enter your answer as a number without the units, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).