PLEASE HELP ASAP Jackson is testing different types of planting soil to determine which type is most effective for growing strawberry bushes. He purchases two different brands of planting soil from a local store. Jackson applies brand A to an area of the yard that receives full sunlight and brand B to another area of the yard that is in partial sunlight. He waters the area with brand B daily; he waters the area with brand A every other day. At the end of the study, Jackson concludes brand A is more effective in growing strawberry bushes. Is Jackson's conclusion valid? Explain why or why not.

It is not valid since there is more than one variable being changed at one.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson changed the brand of soil, but he also changes the amount of water, and the amount of sunlight the plants are receiving, so his conclusion that the soil was more effective is not valid.

b. b < 1 might be the correct answer

step-by-step explanation:

to determine whether a given function is even, we simply substitute x with -x in the expression. if the result after simplification is identical to the original equation, then the function is said to be even other wise odd.

f(-x) = (-x)^2 - (-x) + 8

      = x^2 + x +8

the resulting function is not identical to the original one;

f(-x) ≠ f(x)

therefore, f(x) is not an even function