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1. Determine the slope of the line 4x – 3y = 2.
A) 3/4

B) -3/4

C) 4/3

D) -4/3

E) None of these
2. Find an equation for a line passing through the point (0, 2) and parallel to the line 6x – 5y = 3. You may write your answer in any of the three forms–point-slope, slope-intercept, or standard form.
3. Determine the x-intercept for the line -5x – 6y = 60
A) (12, 0)
B) (-12, 0)
C) (10, 0)
D) (-10, 0)
E) None of these
4. Which of the following equations represents the graph of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of y = kx + b (where k and b are constants) and goes through the point (3, -4)?
A) y + 4 = k(x – 3)
B) y – 4 = k(x + 3)
C) y + 4 = (-1/k)(x – 3)
D) y – 4 = (-1/k)(x + 3)
5. The line L1 passes through the points (1, 7) and (3, 13) and L2 passes through the points (-2, 4) and (1, 3). L1 and L2 are ____________

A) Parallel
B) Perpendicular
C) Neither
6. Factor and solve 3×2 + 5x – 28 = 0. Show the result of your factoring below and then show the value(s) of x that you obtain when you solve. No decimals please.

7. Solve by graphing 2×2 – 5x + 2 = 12. Find the x-values and type their numerical values in the two blanks provided. Round each result to the nearest thousandth.

8. If k is a non-zero constant, determine the vertex of y = -4(x – k)2 + 3

A) (-k, 3)
B) (-k, -3)
C) (k, 3)
D) (k, -3)
E) None of these
9. If a is a non-zero constant, determine the vertex of the function y = -x2 + 4ax + 3 in terms of a.

A) (2a, 4a2 + 3)

B) (-2a, 12a2 + 3)

C) (a, 3a2 + 3)
D) (-a, -5a2 + 3)

E) None of these
Use y = x2 + 12x + 11 to answer questions 10-12.

10. What is the vertex?
11. What are the zeros of this function?
A) x = 1 and x = 11
B) x = -1 and x = 11
C) x = 1 and x = -11
D) x = -1 and x = -11
E) No Real Zeros
12. (-2, -9) is a point on the graph. What point is the reflection of (-2,-9) across the axis of symmetry of the parabola?
13. State four different ways to find the zeros of a quadratic functions. Which ones work all the time??

14. Find two positive real numbers with a maximum product whose sum is 110. Write one number in each blank.

15. Find two positive real numbers where the sum of the first number and twice the second is 36. Find the two numbers that maximize the product. Write one number in each blank.

16. A rectangular garden is planted right up next to the wall of a building, and it going to have edging on three sides. If 54 feet of edging a purchased, what are the dimensions of the garden that maximize its area? Draw a picture and type one number in each blank. Round to the nearest tenth if needed. Be sure to label your answers.

Use the following situation to answer the questions that follow: A ball is thrown up in the air, and it’s height as a function of time can be written as h(t) = -16t2 + 40t + 3.

17. What is the y-intercept and what does it mean?
18. When is the ball at it’s maximum height? Round to the nearest hundredth if needed.
19. What is the maximum height of the ball? Round to the nearest tenth if needed.
20. When does the ball hit the ground? Round to the nearest hundredth of a second.
Two boats are 600 miles apart. They begin traveling toward one another at the same time. Boat A is traveling at 25 mph and Boat B is traveling at 35 mph. Use this information to answer the following questions.
21. After how much time do the boats meet? Round to the nearest tenth if needed and label your answer.
22. How far are they from where Boat A started? Round to the nearest tenth if needed and label your answer.
23. After 12 hours how far apart are the two boats? Be sure to label your answer.

Online shopping is a huge trend in Internet activity. You can find a store for just about anything you need to buy. Whether you are looking for every day items such as clothing and small appliances or more specialty items like gardening supplies and fresh produce, the Internet can provide you just about anything you desire! However, knowing where to shop for high quality products along with reputable service is important.

What You Should Know About Online Shopping

The plus side to online shopping, as mentioned above, is that you can find almost anything online. The down side is that it is difficult to know which stores really provide the best goods. Have you ever ordered something online only to find it did not meet your expectations when it arrived in the mail? This can happen rather easily with online shopping, because you are not seeing the product in person. This makes a big difference because you cannot touch the item, and inspect it for quality.

When shopping online you often only have a photograph and product description from the website you are shopping on to help you make the decision whether or not to buy the item. This is where online resources to help you make informed decisions come in handy. You may find both product reviews and online store ratings to be very helpful in making your purchasing decisions.

Safe Shopping and Online Store Ratings

If you could find out which stores provide the best products, customer service, return policies, and more, you would feel much more comfortable and confident shopping there, right? This is why online store ratings are more and more important for online shoppers these days. With store ratings, you can have a handy quick reference to the quality of an online store. Store ratings take into consideration a number of important features to help you make your decision: product and price comparisons, product quality, the customer service policies of a store or product, how likely a customer is to purchase from the store again, the quality and speed of shipping, and much more.

Store ratings are generally an overall number on a sliding scale of the qualities and features mentioned above. For example, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest quality and 10 being the highest, a product rating 4.0 is going to have some flaws and could be a riskier purchase. A product with a higher rating like 8.0 or 9.0 would be a high quality product you could generally trust. Store ratings will often allow you to dig deeper into the qualities you find more important, so you can find out what is most important to you when online shopping. So if you just want to know that a store has a great return policy, you may not be too concerned about product quality, a store rating will break down both of those items for you to help you make the most specific, informed decision when online shopping.

I just ordered a slew of E.L.F. products for the first time. Never heard of them until this months Better Homes & Gardens. I was blown away by the prices and seemingly wonderful reviews. Anyone on here used their products? Which ones were/are you favorites?

I am looking to buy the Turf Alive! Grass Seed from Gardens Alive. I’m trying to find some reviews on this product online, but I am very unsuccessful on finding them. Does anyone out there have any experience with this product and can give some of their feedback. I am looking to start using all organic products for my lawn due to the fact that I have a dog and have heard it is better. Also, I have heard from some people that organic is obviously better for the environment, but created a better looking, and healthier lawn. If anyone has any feedback about this grass seed product PLEASE respond asap!!! Thanks in advance!!

How many times do all of us scout around for the best product at the best price?- almost always for any high value product or gift. Different brands sport different features which makes it difficult to make a simple price comparison. Then there are the add-on bonuses like warranties, on site or offsite maintenance or even the location of the service centers. Purchases become confusing to say the least. Very often, all products are not available at all outlets requiring multiple trips not only to different brand outlets but even to the same one. At some point in time, we all get tired, give up and take home something only to find that our purchase is not suited to our budget and needs. This is where comparison shopping comes in. A feature of the online commerce model, this allows buyers to view different features of different products in a user friendly format which assists decision making. What’s more there is a facility to order with the click of a mouse which makes the entire shopping experience easy and pleasurable. Some of the greatest benefits of this kind of model are given below:

1. Since it is a listing of products, there is never any product that is not available to compare. All items within the same brand, different brands and even yet to be launched brands can be put side by side and looked at.
2. Multiple features are often confusing to remember. Having them displayed in a handy list with take home prices assists any kind of analysis of the ‘best product to buy’ given individual needs.
3. Many of these comparison shopping sites also include independent reader reviews which allow a customer to evaluate actual performance as against stated features. For most people, this comes in very handy as we don’t always understand the technical features being talked about.
4. It saves us a number of visits to the dealer as we scout around for the best buy. Even for the final purchase items, all transactions are possible online at the click of a mouse.
5. Shopping becomes fun and exciting as we sift through loads of information at the click of a button to arrive at the best bargain.

Today almost everything can be bought online through comparison shopping – be it books, clothes, gifts, electronics or even gardening tools. In fact there is greater variety on these sites than would be available at any physical store since they don’t require physical stocking. In fact, these facilities allow the consumer to be aware of the newest and latest items on offer from the company as well as their unique selling proposition. Most important people save precious time and money that would spend if they were to hop from store to store looking for merchandise.

There are several types and kinds of comparison shopping sites available. It is important to choose a site with a reputed name which includes the maximum possible number of purchase categories. An easy search feature allows a buyer to browse the areas of interest and then place the order. The complete exercise of shopping can be completed within minutes leaving us time to do other things that we enjoy.

Sled dragging (pulling) is a terrific way to accomplish the task of improving physical conditioning, injury rehabilitation, and cardio training! A metal dragging sled, with incremental weight increases and a few basic straps, can transform your physique and increase your capacity to tolerate hardcore training.

A dragging sled is usually a metal plate with a turn-up at one end, with a loop to attach straps on the front edge and a loading pin in the middle so you can add weight. The straps are usually three or four metres long and can be attached to a belt or harness or held in the hands. The user then drags the sled along the ground to train.

A pulling (dragging) sled is typically a metal plate with a “lip” on one side and a pole stick up from the middle of it. This pole allows you to add or remove standard weight plates to vary the resistance. The edge of the plate with the lip is usually attached to a chain or rope. On this chain or rope you can attach your weight lifting belt or other forms of harnesses or handles.

During gardening season, a plastic sled without runners is a great tool for dragging your garden supplies around. You can simply place the garden tools that you need in your sled, and then drag it up the grassy hill to your gardening spot. You can also fill your sled full of weeds that need to be taken to the garbage can. It should be noted, of course, that a sled drags best over grass.

Take your weight training outside to mix it up: During the summer months I really enjoy taking my strength training outside. I love taking my weights out into my backyard or to the local park. Training with a loved one or a group of dedicated friends is a great way to do it. Some of the training tools that work well for outdoor training are kettlebells

This idea ties in with the above principle. When possible, choose to train in a standing or ground based position rather than seated or lying. This alone will make the exercise much more functional, and more challenging! Compare the seated overhead press to a standing military press; or seated rows to bent-over barbell rows. There is also typically a greater involvement of your core muscles with ground based exercises.

As much as I love kettlebell training, its towards the bottom of the list, because these suckers ARE expensive. However, once you have one, you’ll have it for life, and can use it for a variety of movements. I recommend most guys get a 24kg and use it primarily as a GPP tool, doing tons of high rep swings, snatches, clean and presses, and complexes with it. If money is no concern, then definitely pick up a pair or get some heavier kettlebells as well.

The point is to change things up. Think of something that would even be fun. Maybe you can train with circuits-performing several exercises one right after the other. Maybe you can try flipping tires, dragging a sled, training with kettlebells, sandbags, jump rope, etc.

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We all want to make some extra money online. Search the web and you will see countless business opportunities advertised that promise massive returns. Beware of these claims – while it is certainly possible to earn a lot online, it involves a large amount of work. However, if you are realistic in your goals, you can make some extra cash fairly easily. Here I list ten comparatively easy ways to start an online income.

1. eBay and Internet auction sites The quickest and easiest way to earn some money is to join an online auction site such as eBay. Look around your home or office and you will probably find lots of things that you no longer use. It is surprising what people will buy – so try putting some of it on eBay. Remember that one persons rubbish is someone else’s treasure! Just be honest in describing the article and its condition and see what happens. Many people start by selling one or two items and end up making quite a business out of these sites.

2. Make your own product Have you any skills that you can bring to mind? Skills that can be converted to a product. For example, you may be able to knit, crochet, make wooden signs, make craft work items like cards or Christmas crackers, etc.. The list goes on. Any of these things could be produced in small quantities to sell on eBay for instance. Can you write about something you know about? Do you have any expertise? Many people have a knowledge of something through work or a hobby that other people will pay to read. For instance write a report on how to do something e.g. arrange a wedding, make model planes, gardening, repairing household goods, cars, decorating tips – again the list is endless. Think hard, it’s surprising what you can come up with. If you can write a short manual on something then save it and burn it onto a Cd – than, again, sell it on eBay!

3. Start blogging is becoming very popular.Going on from the last suggestion, if you didn’t want to sell your information on eBay, then publish it on a blog. You can set up a blog at no cost and post useful information on it. Make regular contributions to it and invite people to comment on it. Discussions soon start and traffic will begin to increase. If you keep at it the blog can become popular and other means of income earning can be introduced. You can add affiliate, adsense and private sales to a successful blog.

4. Google adsense Once you have a blog you can apply to Google to become a member of adsense. Putting one of their ads on your site will help you to earn a little money just from people clicking that ad. It does not pay a lot, but if your site becomes popular then the earnings potential will increase. You can put the adsense ads on any web sites or blogs that you own.
 
5. Affiliate sales Joining an affiliate program such as Clickbank, PayDotCom or Commission Junction can be very profitable. People click on your ads or links and if they buy the product, you get a commission. These are free to join so risk free. The problem, as always, is getting people to click on your links! Try putting them on your web site or blog. Make sure that the product you are selling is relevant to the subject matter on that page. You could also try advertising free on USfreeads and linking back to your web site.

6. Provide product reviews There are sites on the internet that pay you for submitting product reviews. People like to search the web for reviews on products they are interested in so some companies will look out for reviewers. This can be a fairly easy way to earn a little extra cash for writing about something you have tried.

7. Write articles for people Places such as Elance will pay you for writing articles. Customers go to Elance and request articles on certain subjects. If you have basic writing skills you could write these for them. Usually around 500 words is sufficient and you can find plenty of supporting information to put in the article by searching the internet! Just make sure you don’t simply copy and paste things – all work has to be unique and written by yourself. This can be quite fun to do as well as profitable.

8. Complete paid surveys There are several companies online that ask people to complete surveys. You can do it online and just need to register with a few of them. Joining is free so doing not pay anyone for it. The first few you do may not give you anything much, but keep doing them and they will come to accept you as a reliable and regular responder. Then you will start to get better payments. At that stage you can choose the best surveys to complete.

9. Proof reading Have you a good basic English grammar? If so you can proof read documents and web sites and get paid for it. Check out Elance for offers of work here.

10. Translation This may not be suitable for many, but if you have a good command of a second language, there are always requests for translations online. Again check out Elance for work offers. I realize that not all of these methods will suit everyone but I hope that one or two of them may inspire you to take those first steps to earning some money online and, who knows, start you on your online business. Keep reading and you will find further tips and methods on making money as you learn more.

It’s so hard to tell because I’m buying it online!! Never done this before, but the prices are hard to beat! The first picture is the duvet– I’m getting the light blue one. The second picture is the sheet colors… We have a king-sized poster bed, dark cherry wood. I’m kind of thinking the taupe color? But I’ve always been bad at this kind of stuff! All the reviews said the picture was pretty true to color. What do you think?

DUVET:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hemstitch-400-Thread-Count-Solid-Cotton-Duvet-Set/3304451/product.html?tid=CartLayer:StandardShipping

SHEETS:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Egyptian-Cotton-300-Thread-Count-Striped-Sheet-Set/3296940/product.html

Also, will it look nice to have the solid duvet and the striped sheets?

OK, when i saw this comforter set (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=303831&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results) on the Macys website, I thought it was beautiful and decided to order it for my dorm room. But, then I happened to see it on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hilfiger-Melbourne-piece-Campus/dp/B0016N9S62/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1232314342&sr=8-2) , and in the reviews for it, people say they bought it for their sons. I’m worried now…is this set for girls or boys?
I know it seems unbelievable that I’m asking this, but then why are people writing reviews saying they bought this set for their sons? Its just confusing me.

We have just got a dog about 8 months ago, her name is Holly. We have spent quite a bit of money on taking care of our new family member..(shots,dewormer,vet visits,she was just spayed 2 weeks ago) So as you can tell we love our dog just like she was one of our kids..lol But the problem is….she tends to not listen once she gets outside…I mean this dog just freakin takes off…and doesn’t look back. Then it takes us about an hour to catch her..we live out in the country but also right along a major highway…she has a little fence that we take her out to go potty in…we have so much room around our house that she could get plenty of exercise in…but she just doesn’t understand her boundaries….I am NOT going to stick her on a chain…i don’t believe in that..she is a very spoiled dog and loves her comfort zone inside the house. But letting her out to run free just isn’t an option because I dont want her to get hit by a car…and also a neighbor of our just recently shot someones dog for going into his yard…so my only option is getting a shock collar to keep her safe….has anyone used this product..if so what are your opinions and reviews on using it. Thanks

http://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-PDBDT-305-Deluxe-Big-Dog-Trainer/dp/B0002C7FHM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1267036104&sr=8-2