Is this paragraph’s main idea stated or implied? a car battery that is low on water will not deliver enough current to start your car. the average life expectancy of a vehicle battery is three to four years. being low on water also shortens the life of the battery. the water level should be checked regularly—more often in the summer than in the winter. always check the water in your battery before a long trip. when the battery is low, always fill it with distilled water, which is water without impurities such as salt. tap water contains salts that will corrode the battery. you should also be careful not to overfill the battery. when the water mixes with the acid in the battery, it can damage your clothing or other parts of your car.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]