The next question refers to this mystery rocks! by cynthia schlagel. the sentences have been numbered to you identify them more easily. this mystery rocks! by cyntha schlagel 1the drifting rocks are a strange phenomenon still unexplained by science. 2located in death valley, california, the rocks sit on hot, flat ground. 3unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. 4some trails are only a few feet. 5some trails are over a half a mile long. 6each trail is as baffling as the next. 7the variety of rock movement has baffled scientists for decades. 8some rocks seem to roll as they move forward. 9some take unexplainable routes. 10large ones have traveled past small ones that have stayed still. 11some scientists suggest that the rocks are pushed by wind. 12others believe they slide on small amounts of ice or mud. 13so far, research has not confirmed any theory. read the following sentence from this mystery rocks! : unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. how does the sentence contribute to the main idea of paragraph one?

The rocks have stumped scientists because some roll, some take unexplainable routes, and some have traveled past ones that have stayed still, but scientists have theories that the rocks are pushed by wind or that they slide on ice or mud.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

x=4, y=4

step-by-step explanation:

y=2x-4;

x+2y=12

we can use substitution since the first equation is solved for y

where ever you see y in the second equation, replace it with 2x-4

x + 2(2x-4) = 12

distribute the 2

x+4x-8 = 12

combine like terms

5x-8=12

add 8 to each side

5x-8+8=12+8

5x=20

divide by 5

5x/5 = 20/5

x =4

we still need to solve for y

y = 2x-4

we know x =4

y = 2(4) -4

y = 8-4

y=4