Simplify 18 - 2[x + (x - 5)].

13 - x
13 - 4x
8 - 4x
28 - 4x

In the following diagram it is given that dec, ab || dc, ad || eb, and ad is congruent to bc. a)why isn't abc a parallelogram even though it has a pair of parallel sides and a pair of congruent sides b)explain why be must be congruent to bc. further explain what type of triangle this makes triangle abc and what it tells you about angle 1 and angle 2c) finally why must angle 3 be congruent to angle 1? further, explain why we know that angle 3 is congruent to angle 2

Determine the area of a triangle with (see picture below)

Apopulation of 1500 insects grows exponentially, by a factor of 3 every week. select all equations that represent or approximate the population, p, as a function of time in days, t, since the time it was 1500.