Tim was planning for a meeting with his boss to discuss a raise in his annual salary. Inpreparation, he wanted to use the Consumer Price Index to determine the percentageincrease in his real (inflation-adjusted) salary over the last three years. Which of thefour methods of data collection was involved when he used the Consumer Price Index?a. Published sourcesb. Experimentationc. Surveyingd. Observation

You will get 25 points an image of a rectangular prism is shown below: part a: a cross section of the prism is cut with a plane parallel to the base. what is the name of the shape created by the cross section? explain your answer. (5 points) part b: if a cross section of the prism is cut perpendicular to the base, what would be the shape of the resulting cross section? explain your answer. (5 points)

Arunning track in the shape of an oval is shown. the ends of the track form semicircles. a running track is shown. the left and right edges of the track are identical curves. the top and bottom edges of the track are straight lines. the track has width 56 m and length of one straight edge 130 m. what is the perimeter of the inside of the track? (π = 3.14) 260.00 m 347.92 m 372.00 m 435.84 m

Solve for x, y, and z. show all steps.