...
they-intercept
of
the line. For any two points
on
the line,
the
slope
is
defined to be the ratio
of
the
difference in they-coordinates to the difference inthe x-coordinates. Using
(-2,
2) ...
the slope
is
The
difference in they-coordinates
0-2
-2
1
The
difference inthe x-coordinates =
2-
( -2) = 4 =
-2.
They-intercept
is
they-coordinate
of
the point at which the line ...
The x-intercept
is
the x-coordinate
of
the
point
at
which the line intersects
the x-axis. The x-intercept can be found by setting
y = 0 and solving for
x.
For the line y =
-1x
+
1,...
... that the
investigator can ask the informant
(E) Reporting all of the information that the informant
provides regardless of the investigator’s personal
opinion about its intrinsic value
37. The ... answers
by the creators
of the test.
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reported by the informant
(C) Translating the informant’s words into the
researcher’s language
(D) Reducing the number of questions and carefully
specifying the content of the...
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explain a finding
(B) To introduce a distinction not accounted for by
economic signaling theory
(C) ... view of the role played by
women reformers in enacting Progressive Era
reforms
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gifts. These incentives encourage negative kinds of behavior instead of encouraging a genuine interest in doing
the work well.”
Discuss...
... ozone is formed inthe atmosphere from
(B) ozone is formed inthe atmosphere when
(C) ozone is formed inthe atmosphere, and when
(D) ozone, formed inthe atmosphere when
(E) ozone, formed inthe ... the one included in
the underlined portion, is given in noun form:
reversals, the onset, eruptions. Splitting is a verb and
thus not parallel to the other nouns inthe series;
in the second ... on evening radio inthe 1920s,
moving to the daytime hours inthe 1930s
(D) were aired first inthe evening on 1920s radio,
they moved to the daytime hours of the 1930s
(E) aired on evening radio...
... would do. In this sentence,
the second clause explains the fi rst one, so the
conjunction for, meaning because, is the most
appropriate choice for joining the two independent
clauses of the compound ...
those of measuring instruments, the company has
become increasingly willing to compete forthe mass
market sales they would inthe past have conceded
to rivals.
(A) they would inthe past have ... some preliminary air drying or sun drying,
they are laid inthe wall in mud mortar.
(A) the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and,
after some preliminary air drying or sun drying,
they are...
... always repeats the original phrasing, whereas the other
four provide alternatives. In some cases, the original phrasing is the best choice. In other cases, the
underlined section has obvious ... with insufficient
savings for a conventional down payment to be
able to move into new housing, applying
56. Many of the earliest known images of Hindu deities
in India date from the time of the ...
something ingested, but in attributing criminal or
delinquent behavior to some food allergy, the
perpetrators are in effect told that they are not
responsible for their actions.
(A) in attributing...
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automobile accidents, reports of having ... cut in half the residual ash produced at its incinerator, the city will separate for
recycling enough refuse to cut in half the number of truckloads of refuse going to the
incinerator.
Reasoning ... average is the same as insufficient, so pointing out the
distinction does not show an error inthe reasoning.
E Correct. is statement properly identifies the logical flaw inthe reasoning, which...
... question points to a weakness inthe theory? According to the theory, hypnotized
people dissociate themselves into separate parts: the hearing part and the deaf part. en,
they must be using the ... copying the programs buy them if they could not otherwise
obtain them? If it were true that most of them have no serious interest inthe programs, they
would be unlikely to purchase them. In ... important in determining
whether Trancorp’s plan for reducing shipping time will achieve its goal—that is, whether loading
the freight cars onto the barges will use up all the time saved by not using...
... running between electrodes inserted into the soil would kill bugs
and weeds while encouraging the growth of crop plants.
Reasoning Which point most suggests that the logic used in formulating the ... to increase much. Yet there are
investors ready to double the number of movie screens inthe county within fi ve years, and they are predicting
solid profi ts both for themselves and forthe ... years.
(D) The average number of screens per cinema is lower among existing cinemas than it is among cinemas still
in the planning stages.
(E) The sale of snacks and drinks in cinemas accounts for...
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92. Inthe country of Veltria, the past two years’ broad
economic recession has included a business downturn
in the clothing trade, ... their incomes, the
same tax savings for a given increase in their
retirement savings.
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(B) providing evidence that the lawmaker’s
argument has signifi cantly overestimated the
cost of maintaining the board
(C) objecting to the lawmaker’s introducing into the
discussion...
... 10–20.
A Since the passage says that decisions setting
the criteria in lines 10–20 cited the Winters
case—which gave water rights to the Fort
Belknap Indian Reservation—one can infer
that the Fort ... and then action is taken (lines 4–5), and the
process of intuition, in which action is integrated
into the process of thinking (lines 10–11). e last
paragraph reinforces the defi nition of the ... C.
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Application
Finding an example involves applying the
information...
... located once they are put in
storage.
Supporting ideas
is question asks for specific information stated
in the passage, so begin by finding the discussion
of museum storage inthe fifth paragraph. ... against the
bones of their prey
(E) the impact of carnivores’ teeth against the
bones of other carnivores during fights over kills
Supporting ideas
As indicated by the phrase according to the ... refer to the passage on page 382.
57. According to the passage, which of the following was
true of the treaty establishing the Fort Belknap Indian
Reservation?
(A) It was challenged inthe Supreme...