The computer rendering of a mural in a town's square uses the function represented in the table to define the outline of
a mountain in the town's logo, where x is the distance in
feet from the edge of the mural and f(x) is the distance from
the ground in feet.
How can the point (12, 16) be explained?
The highest point of the mountain defined by the
function is 12 feet.
The highest point of the mountain defined by the
function is 16 feet.
The width of the base of the mountain defined by the
function is 12 feet.
The width of the base of the mountain defined by the
function is 16 feet.
f(x)
-16
4
8
0
10
8
12
16
20
--16

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.