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a candle is 17 in. tall after burning for 3 hours. after 5 hours, it is 15 in. tall. write a linear equation to model the relationship between height h of the candle and time t. predict how tall the candle will be after burning 8 hours.

Choose a second initial value that is 0.01 greater than the initial value from question 9. iterate it using the function, f, ten times. if necessary, you can round your results to the nearest ten-thousandth.

Apsychology student wishes to investigate differences in political opinions between business majors and political science majors at her college. she randomly selects 100 students from the 260 business majors and 100 students from the 180 political science majors. does this sampling plan result in a simple random sample? why or why not? no, because each group of 200 students in the sample does not have the same chance of being selected. yes, because each group of 200 students in the sample has the same chance of being selected. no, because each individual student does not have an equal chance of being selected. yes, because each individual student has the same chance of being selected.

What are the solutions of the system? solve by graphing. y = -x^2 -6x - 7 y = 2