A scientist is using a tracking device to measure how fast a blue whale swims. Data from the device show that the whale swam at a constant rate for 5 minutes
and covered 2.5 miles in that time. Make a graph showing the change in the
whale's distance over time. How far does the blue whale swim in 1 minute?

no, because the sides are not congruent

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event