basketball star mumford (a six foot senior forward) places a mirror on the ground x ft. from the base of a basketball goal. he walks backward four feet until he can see the top of the goal, which he knows is 10 feet tall. determine the how far the mirror is from the basketball goal. justify your answer.

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