Two transformation are performed on a figure in the coordinates plane. the first transformation is a translation 8 units to the left. which sedona transformation will result in a image that is similar to, but not congruent to, the original figure?

a. a clockwise rotation of 90 degrees about the center
b. a clockwise rotation of 180 degrees about the center
c. a dilation by a scale factor of 1 with the origin as the center of a dilation
d. a dilation by a scale factor of 1/2 with the origin as the center of dilation

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

What is the value of x in the following equation? -3x-2=2x+8

Seymour is twice as old as cassandra. if 16 is added to cassandra’s age and 16 is subtracted from seymour’s age, their ages become equal. what are their present ages? show !