ASAP HELP! It is generally acknowledged that as human beings age, it becomes more difficult for them to lose weight, or even maintain their current weight. People find they have to eat less and/or exercise more to maintain a healthy weight. Which is the most likely explanation of why weight loss/maintenance becomes more difficult as people age? As humans age, they becomes less active and use their muscles less; therefore, less chemical energy is converted to thermal energy. As humans age, the process of extracting energy from the food becomes less efficient, so more food is needed to provide the same amount of energy. As humans age, they become injured more often and need to increase the amount of food they eat to make repairs to body tissue. As humans age, the body does not convert chemical to thermal energy, so they do no burn off any calories when exercising.

answer: a. 74

step-by-step explanation:

it shows divided evenly, so add the 37+37 = 74

y = 5x + 17

step-by-step explanation:

a perpendicular line will be the opposite reciprocal slope of the given equation.   the slope given is -1/5 so the opposite reciprocal is 5

find b:

7 = 5 (-2) + b

7 = -10 + b

17 = b

write equation

y = 5x + 17

the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

the root or roots of a polynomial are the values of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to 0. we can find the roots of a polynomial making the expression equal to 0 and then, isolating the variable (it it has just one variable).

for example, given the following polynomial:

the root or zero of the polynomial, can be found by making the expression equal to 0, and then, isolating the variable, so, finding the root we have:

therefore, we have that the root of the polynomial is equal to 2.

we must remember that the number of roots that a polynomial can have, will depend on the degree of the polynomial, a first degree polynomial have will have one single root, a second degree polynomial (quadratic expression) may have two roots and so.

hence the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

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