Paine most likely wrote the crisis, number iv in order to
a make readers concerned and nervous about their future.
b show readers the proper qualities a general should have.
c convince readers of the destructiveness of the british army.
d prepare readers for the difficulty of the days that lay ahead.

D. prepare readers for the difficulty of the days that lay ahead.

The American Crisis is a collection of articles written by Thomas Paine. This collection includes Number IV. The essays were written during the American Revolutionary War, and they became extremely popular and successful. In the fourth essay, Paine tells us that in order for people to reap the blessings of freedom, they must be ready to undergo the fatigues of supporting it. This was most likely a way to prepare the readers for the difficulty of the days ahead.

this is the answer , p = 1 + (1/10)x

step-by-step explanation:

we have,

at sea level pressure is 1 atmosphere (i.e at x =0, p0=1 atmosphere)

at depth 23 meters , pressure = 3.3 atmosphere

since the pressure increases at constant rate as the depth increases, so we can write a relation as:

p =p0 +   kx   , where p is the pressure  , p0 is the initial pressure, x is the depth and k is constant rate of increasing.

to find constant rate k, plug p = 3.3 , p0 = 1 and x= 23 meters

we get,

  3.3 = 1 + k * 23

k = 2.3 / 23   = 1/10

so we can write the function formula as:   p = 1 + (1/10)x