Jake wanted to measure the height of the great sphinx of giza. he placed a mirror on the ground and then walked backwards until he was able to see the top of the statue in the mirror. if his eyes were 5.5 feet above the ground, how tall is the statue, to the nearest foot?

a. 65 ft
b. 87 ft
c. 103 ft
d. 137 ft

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation