European exploration led to major developments in map-making, including the famous map projection that permitted sailors to plot straight-line courses, a projection developed by:
A) Ptolemy
B) Mercator
C) Merian
D) Vespucci

answer

explanation

the given equation is

we can rewrite this as:

let

then the equation becomes:

the factors of 8 that sum up to -9 are {-1,-8}

we split the middle term with these factors to obtain,

we factor by grouping to obtain:

apply the zero product property to get:

but

the space race was a battle to make advanced technology to get to the moon and to get a better understanding of space.

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