The author introduces the topic with an anecdote, a short account of an event. Explain the author's purpose for including this event.

What anecdote, or short personal story, does Didion tell at the beginning of the essay "Georgia O'Keeffe"?

How does word choice support an author's purpose?

Answer the question. Which Vocabulary word goes with assign? Why? 1. evolve 2. attribute 3. phenomenon 4. inconsistency 5. complexity 6. aptitude

Review the main ideas the author discusses in each section of the excerpt. Tell whether or not the author answers the question "How smart are animals?" and explain why.

In what ways did the Safavids weave foreign ideas into their culture?

Find the indicated measure. Exact circumference of a circle with a diameter of 5 inches.

Find the exact value of each expression

$$\operatorname{csch}(\ln 3)$$

For over 20 years, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration has required companies that handle hazardous chemicals to complete material safety data sheets (MSDSs). These sheets have been criticized for being too hard to understand and complete by workers. Although improvements were implemented in 1990, a recent study of 150 MSDSs revealed that only 11% were completed satisfactorily ( Chemical & Engineering News , Feb. 7, 2005). Find an interval that contains the true proportion of all MSDSs that are completed satisfactorily, with 95% confidence. Would it surprise you if the true proportion was as high as 20%? Explain.

Sketch the surface.

$$z = 8 - x ^ { 2 } - y ^ { 2 }$$

How Smart Are Animals? What is the author's main purpose for writing? Explain how you know this.

Select the letter of the choice that best completes the statement. The posterior chamber of the eye is filled with fluid called: (a.) tears (b.) ciliary body (c.) vitreous humor (d.) aqueous humor

The point (a, 8) lies on the circle defined by $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 100$ a) Explain why there are two possible values for a. Find these values. b) Use a graph to check that the points corresponding to both values for a are on the circle.

Use the Direct Comparison Test to determine the convergence or divergence of the series. ∑_(n=2)^∞ [1/√n - 1]