Which one of the following statements best describes the just world hypothesis?       a.  people deserve what happens to them, whether good or bad.      b.  the world is just, but some people don't think it is.      c.  people who work hard are superior to those who are lazy.      d.  if people act with integrity, they contribute to a just world.

A. People deserve what happens to them, whether good or bad.

Explanation:

The Just world hypothesis states that noble actions are rewarded and unjust actions are penalized. This hypothesis states that there is a force in the universe that restores the moral balance. This can be better understood by sayings like "what goes around comes around" and "you got what was coming to you".

So, bad people deserve something bad happening to them and good people also deserve what is happening to them.

answer: at 24 february, 2014 the population gets twice of its initial population.

explanation:

since we have given that

the population for alpha city, t years after january 1, 2004 is given as

first we find out the initial population, i.e. t=0,

so, our quadratic equation becomes,

according to question, we have said that if the population has twice its initial population, then it becomes

so, time taken to reach this above mentioned population is given by

now, we know that time can't be negative so, we take t=9.149 years.

hence, at 24 february, 2014 the population gets twice of its initial population.