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Why do interests rates on loans to be lower in a weak economy than in a strong one

Determine the domain and range of the given function. the domain is all real numbers all real numbers greater than or equal to –2{x: x = –2, –1, 0, 1, 2}{y: y = –2, –1, 0, 1, 2}. the range is all real numbers all real numbers greater than or equal to –2{x: x = –2, –1, 0, 1, 2}{y: y = –2, –1, 0, 1, 2}.

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