What does it mean when King compares the experience of suspense to a waltz with death in line 23?

When 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene is treated with HBr alone, the major product is 2-bromo-2,3-dimethylbutane. When the same alkene is treated with HBr and peroxide, the sole product is 1-bromo-3,3-dimethylbutane. Explain these results by referring to the mechanisms.

Joe is writing a report on the backgrounds of American presidents. He looks up the ages of all the presidents when they entered office. Because Joe took a statistics course, he uses these numbers to perform a significance test about the mean age of all U.S. presidents. This makes no sense. Why not?

Write each product using an exponent.

$$27 \times 27 \times 27 \times 27 =$$

What does Stephen King say makes a closed door so frightening

The slope of a vertical line is ____. The equation of the vertical line passing through (2, 3) is ____.

The eight-member Human Relations Advisory Board of Gainesville, Florida, considered the complaint of a woman who claimed discrimination, based on sex, on the part of a local company. The board, composed of five women and three men, voted 5–3 in favor of the plaintiff, the five women voting in favor of the plaintiff, the three men against. The attorney representing the company appealed the board’s decision by claiming sex bias on the part of the board members. If there was no sex bias among the board members, it might be reasonable to conjecture that any group of five board members would be as likely to vote for the complainant as any other group of five. If this were the case, what is the probability that the vote would split along sex lines (five women for, three men against)?

Read this passage and answer the questions that follow.

$$\boxed{\begin{array}{lll} \text{(1) George Washington hired engineer Pierre L'Enfant to plan a new capitol city.}\\ \text{(2) The new city would be called Federal City and would be located in Maryland.}\\ \text{(3) L'Enfant was later fired. (4) Surveyor Andrew Ellicott redrew the plans but upheld}\\ \text{much of L'Enfant's vision. (5) By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the} \\ \text{White House. (6) It was far from finished. (7) It was damp. (8) The city was later} \\ \text{renamed. (9) Today, Washington, D.C., reflects L'Enfants vision of a city of open space.}\\ \end{array}}$$

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6 to form a complex sentence?

A By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House, even though it was far from finished.

B By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House, but it was far from finished.

C By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House; however, it was far from finished.

D By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House; it was far from finished.

How might you combine sentences 5 and 6 to form a complex sentence?

A By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House, even though it was far from finished. B By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House, but it was far from finished. C By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House; however, it was far from finished. D By 1800, President John Adams had moved into the White House; it was far from finished.

Convert to scientific notation:

$$0.00000008$$

plot both points in the same three-dimensional coordinate system. (a) (3, -2, 5), (b) (3/2, 4, -2)

Use context clues and your knowledge of specialized vocabulary to answer the following questions based on "Defense of the Constitutions of Government in Massachusetts During the Revolution." What is the most likely meaning of the word cabals as it is used in paragraph 2? A. Social clubs B. Religious denominations C. Groups of conspirators D. Military organizations

Which of these numbers is a composite number? A. 21, B. 31, C. 41

Which of the following is the coefficient of the third term in the expansion of

$$(x – 2)^7?$$

A. -84 B. -21 C.21 D. 84