In analyzing theme, how is reading information about the author?

a.
not at all ; in fact, it's very distracting.

b.
somewhat , but it could be distracting.

c.
because it could offer clues about the author's thinking.

d.
essential because you can't find a story's theme without it.

9. (y^-5)^10y^10 a. y^-60 b. y^60 c. y^-150 d. y^150 find the simplified form of each expression. 10. (4/7^5)^2 a.8/14^10 b.16/49^25 c.16/49y^10 d.8/14y^25 11. determine if the number 3.43 times 10^-6 is written in scientific notation. if not, explain. a. yes; the number is written scientific notation. b. no; the first factor is not a number between 1 and 10. c. no; it is not written as a number times a power of 10

Choose the number sentence that shows the identity property of addition. a. 122 = 61 + 61 b. 62 = 1 + 61 c. 61 = 0 + 61

Consider this expression and the steps to evaluate it. 4^5(−2)^9/4^8(−2)^3 1. apply the quotient of powers:      (−2)^a/4^b 2. evaluate powers:           c/d select the value of each variable. a = _ b = _ c = _ d = _