The distance, in inches, from the starting position of a swinging pendulum over time, in seconds, is represented by the graph below. When f(x)=0 , the pendulum is at its starting position. When f(x)>0, the pendulum is to the left of its starting position, and when f(x)<0, the pendulum is to the right of its starting position. The function describing this graph is a transformation of the parent cosine function, y=cos(x). Which value best describes the amplitude of the transformed function? A. 3 inches

B. 6 inches

C. 0 inches

D. 1.5 inches

Kelly is a salesperson at a shoe store, where she must sell a pre-set number of pairs of shoes each month. at the end of each work day the number of pairs of shoes that she has left to sell that month is given by the equation s=300-15x , where s is the number of pair of shoes kelly still needs to sell and x is the number of days she has worked that month. what is the meaning of the number 300 in this equation

Mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.

Kilgore trout creates a new scale to diagnose depression. however, his scale only assesses one symptom of depression while ignoring others. which of the following is his new scale most likely lacking? a) test-retest reliability b) discriminant validity c) criterion validity d) alternate-forms reliability e) content validity f) none of the above