The present age of the father is thrice as old as the age of the daughter 5 years hence. if 2 years ago, the age of the father was twice as old as the age of the daughter 8 years hence, find their present age.​

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

explanation:

dioneo just might be like one of your friends. he is a good looking guy that can say whatever he want and get away with it. he's brings life because he can sing and play the lute. he is also dangerous because he can convince you to do anything for him because his wit is so sharp, you can not resist. dioneo is determined to take the next logical step and initiate a small campaign for freedom of speech. he does this by begging to be released from telling stories that conform to the daily theme. then, during his own time, he chooses a themes that are scandalous and he gets the response he expects.

this might :

"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."