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Which of the following led to a continuation of the treatment in the excerpt above? a)the brutality of the trans-atlantic african slave trade. b)spanish repression after violent native uprisings in new spain during the 16th century. c)european competition to quickly establish colonial holdings in the new world. d)the reliance of the spanish on native americans to provide labor under the encomienda system.

In an industry in which there are several providers of a type of good, why can one business not charge much higher prices for their goods?

If f(x) = 3x + 2 and g(x) = 2x - 2. what is (f - g)(x)?