The west tower and east tower are 15 miles away from each other. A fire is 41 degrees north of east and 56 degrees north of west to form a triangle with the fire. A forest ranger in the west observation tower spots a fire 41° north of east. Fifteen miles directly east, the forest ranger in the east tower spots the same fire at 56° north of west. How far away is the ranger who is closest to the fire? Approximate the distance by rounding to the nearest hundredth of a mile. 9.91 mi 11.87 mi 12.53 mi 18.95 mi

In a classic experiment using pea shape, mendel conducted two separate genetic crosses. in the first cross the parent plants were “true breeding” for pea shape; one had round peas ( r )and the other had wrinkled (r). the first cross produced a filial 1 generation of all round peas. in the second cross, mendel bred plants from the filial 1 generation. this cross produced different results. out of approximately 1000 plants, about 75% were round and 25% were wrinkled.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed

Explain how paleontologists use trilobite fossils as index fossils for various geologic time periods.