What is the first step in solving the quadratic equation -5x^2+8=133?

taking the square root of both sides of the equation
subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation
squaring both sides of the equation
adding 8 to both sides of the equation
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Jimmy can run 3.5 miles in 20 minutes. how far can ne run in one hour and ten minutes?

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.

Lines f and g are cut by the transversal d. the measure of 1 = 2x + 35 and the measure of 8 = 10x - 85. what value of x will show that lines f and g are parallel? a. 19 b. 26 c. 18 d. 15