Around 1600 england was a global superpower, they were exploring the 'new world' and expanding their empire. what other countries were also superpowers at this time? select one or more:
a. france
b. spain
c. germany
d. portugal
e. italy

answer

explanation

the given equation is

we can rewrite this as:

let

then the equation becomes:

the factors of 8 that sum up to -9 are {-1,-8}

we split the middle term with these factors to obtain,

we factor by grouping to obtain:

apply the zero product property to get:

but

the answer is d the rejection of the olive branch petition.

explanation:

the olive branch petition was an attempt to state the rights of the colonists while keeping their loyalty to the british crown. hope this !

by kd