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You need to secure two pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. Which of the following tools is most appropriate?
clamp
A clamp applies pressure to prevent two objects from moving relative to each other, for example, to keep to pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. A clamp is commonly made of metal and shaped like the letter C with a perpendicular flat-edged plate providing variable pressure between it and the top of the C as a screw to which it is attached is tightened and released.
Measuring tools provide a convenient and easy way to compare object dimensions against:
a standard
Measuring tools give easy access to the wide variety of standard dimensions that are used to categorize and classify objects.
The biosphere consists of which of the following?
all of these
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
A(n) __________ is to a parallelogram as a square is to a rectangle.
rhombus
A rhombus is a parallelogram with four equal-length sides. A square is a rectangle with four equal-length sides.
In household electrical wiring, which color of insulation indicates the 'hot' wire?
black
In the NM cable used for wiring homes, each cable has three wires inside a sheath with each wire covered in a different color of insulation to indicate its type. The wire with the black insulation is the 'hot' wire, white is the neutral wire, and the ground wire is either covered in green insulation or left bare.
What is \( \frac{1}{8} \) x \( \frac{1}{5} \)?
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:
\( \frac{1}{8} \) x \( \frac{1}{5} \) = \( \frac{1 x 1}{8 x 5} \) = \( \frac{1}{40} \) = \(\frac{1}{40}\)
If b = 9 and y = 8, what is the value of 2b(b - y)?
To solve this equation, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)
2b(b - y)
2(9)(9 - 8)
2(9)(1)
(18)(1)
18