The teacher made us review the actual law before bringing the case to trial. We had to read it several times before fully understanding its meaning. This is called... 1. review
2. case preparation
3. evidence gathering
4. close reading

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d)to persuade readers that a prince must eradicate the royal family of a conquered principality.

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explanation:

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4