Why is small manufacturing units dispersed throughout

What is the lowest output value approached by the function f(x)=2x−5?

All of the following statements about the biosphere are true except: a. light and heat from the sun do not affect the biosphere. b. the biosphere gets resources from earth's crust, hydrosphere and atmosphere. c. like "biology", the name for the biosphere comes from the greek word for life. d. the biosphere includes all living organisms on earth's surface.

The point (-2,5) is located in quadrant