What is the greatest integer value of x such that 1-3x is at least 9?

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Is there a direction u in which the rate of change of f(x, y)equals=x squared minus 3 xy plus 4 y squaredx2−3xy+4y2 at p(1,2) equals 14? give reasons for your answer. choose the correct answer below. a. no. the given rate of change is smaller than the minimum rate of change. b. no. the given rate of change is larger than the maximum rate of change. c. yes. the given rate of change is larger than the minimum rate of change and smaller than the maximum rate of change.

Ameteorologist is studying the monthly rainfall in a section of the brazilian rainforest. she recorded the monthly rainfall, in inches, for last year. they were: 10.4, 10.3, 11.7, 11.1, 8.0, 4.4, 2.6, 1.8, 2.5, 4.4, 7.3, 9.5 fill in the missing values in the formula. what is the variance?