Cooley et al. (2009) randomly assigned either of two treatments, naturopathic care (diet counseling, breathing techniques, vitamins, and a herbal medicine) or stan- dardized psychotherapy (psychotherapy with breathing techniques and a placebo added), to 81 individuals having moderate to severe anxiety. anxiety scores decreased an average of 57% in the naturopathic group and 31% in the psychotherapy group. is this an experimental or observational study?

Experimental study

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an experimental study because it involves determination of the effect of each treatment on separate individuals. It involves selecting the 81 individuals randomly to be treated with a particular treatment (either of the two treatment). In experimental study the researcher apply separate treatments on a different groups and measure its effect on each of the groups.

x = ±sqrt(10)

step-by-step explanation:

5 - 2x² = -15

subtract 5 from each side

5-5 - 2x² = -15-5

-2x^2   = -20

divide by -2 on each side

-2x^2   /-2= -20/-2

x^2 =10

take the square root on each side

sqrt(x^2 )=±sqrt(10)

x = ±sqrt(10)

check:

5 - 2x² = -15

+sqrt(10)

5 - 2(sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15

-sqrt(10)

5 - 2(-sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15