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Given the equation f(x)=a(b)x where the initial value is 40 and the growth rate is 20% what is f(4)

When are triangles considered similar? a. corresponding angles are equal andcorresponding sides are proportionalb. corresponding angles are proportional andcorresponding sides are equalc. corresponding angles are equal orcorresponding sides are proportionald. corresponding angles are proportional orcorresponding sides are equal select the best answer from the choices providedmark this and retumsave and exitnext

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.