What did Henry Grady mean by the "New South," and what did he hope to accomplish by promoting it?

Determine whether the given binomial is a factor of the polynomial following it. If it is a factor, then factor the polynomial completely.

$$x-2, x^3-12 x^2+44 x-48$$

Which VALS category are you in? To which do your parents belong? Which will you belong to when you are your parents' age?

The price of a stock decreased $2.05 each day for five consecutive days. What was the total change in value of the stock over the five day period?

To find the average rate of change between two points on the graph of a nonlinear function, find the $\underline{\quad?\quad}$ of the line that contains the two points.

If the product is 100 and one factor is 5, what is the other factor?

Graph each function over a two-period interval. Identify asymptotes when applicable.

$$y=-2-\cot \left(x-\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$$

Winter visitors are extremely essential to the economy of Southwest Florida. Hotel occupancy is an often-reported measure of visitor volume and visitor activity. Hotel occupancy data for February in two consecutive years are as follows.

$$\begin{array}{lcc} & \text { Current Year } & \text { Previous Year } \\ \text { Occupied Rooms } & 1470 & 1458 \\ \text { Total Rooms } & 1750 & 1800\end{array}$$

b. What is the estimated proportion of hotel rooms occupied each year?

Choose two integers. Then write an equation in standard form with those roots. How would the equation change if the signs of the two roots were switched?

A port and a radar station are 2 mi apart on a straight shore running east and west. A ship leaves the port at noon traveling northeast at a rate of 15mi/hr. If the ship maintains its speed and course, what is the rate of change of the tracking angle $\theta$ between the shore and the line between the radar station and the ship at 12:30 P.M.?

If you classify everything around you as an element, a compound, or a mixture, which category do you think would have the largest number of entries? Why?

Define intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal. Name an organ in each category

Graph each function over a two-period interval. $y=1-2 \cot \left[2\left(x+\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\right]$

The tension in a guitar string is doubled. By what factor does the frequency of the vibrating string change? (a) It increases by a factor of 2. (b) It increases by a factor of $\sqrt{2}$. (c) It decreases by a factor of 2. (d) It decreases by a factor of $\sqrt{2}$.