Thales, an ancient greek mathematician, and philosopher used certain triangles to find the height of unknown objects. he waited for the time of day when the shadow of a meter stick was exactly one meter long. at this exact moment, thales said the height of the unknown object would also be the same as the length of its shadow. what type of triangle was he using? explain why this theory works.

(note i put the graph in so plz )the graph shows the amount of water that remains in a barrel after it begins to leak. the variable x represents the number of days that have passed since the barrel was filled, and y represents the number of gallons of water that remain in the barrel. what is the slope of the line

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.

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