The area covered by a city is 20 square miles. The area grows by a factor of 1.1 each year since it was 20 square miles. Explain why the area, `a`, covered by the city, in square miles, is a function of `t`, the number of years since its area was 20 square miles.

Apool measures 100 meters by 100 meters a toddler inside the pool and trows a ball 60 centimeters from one edge of the pool.how far is the ball from the opposite edge of the pool

Aculture started with 4,000 bacteria. after 5 hours, it grew to 5,200 bacteria. predict how many bacteria will be present after 19 hours. round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Prove the converse of the pythagorean theorem using similar triangles. the converse of the pythagorean theorem states that when the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of the triangle equals the squares length of the hypotenuse, the triangle is a right triangle. be sure to create and name the appropriate geometric figures.