In "how to eat an ice cream cone" what does the author compare a melting ice cream cone to? a runaway train a machine gun an atomic bomb a hand grenade

Find the average rate of change for f(x) = x2 − 3x − 10 from x = −5 to x = 10.

Candy lives in the center of town. her friend darlene lives 28 miles to the east and her friend dana lives 21 miles north. approximately how far do dana and darline live apart ?

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.