What is the intermediate step in the form (x + a)2 = b as a result of completing the square for the following equation?
-- 2 - 173 = 112 +7

Aman is 6 feet 3 inches tall. the top of his shadow touches a fire hydrant that is 13 feet 6 inches away. what is the angle of elevation from the base of the fire hydrant to the top of the man's head?

The mean finish time was 185.52 with a standard deviation of 0.327 minute. the winning car driven by chris finished in 185.13. the previous year race had a mean finish time of 110.3 with a standard deviation of 0.106. the winning car that year driven by karen finished in 110.13 minutes. find their respective z-scores. chris - z-score karen “- z-score

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.