Given: and Prove: slope of × slope of = -1 Statements Reasons 1. is similar to Given 2. Property of similar triangles 3. slope of slope of Definition of slope 4. slope of slope of Multiplying the slopes 5. slope of slope of Substitution property of equality 6. slope of slope of = -1 Simplifying the right side The table shows the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. What is the missing statement in step 2?

In 2000, for a certain region, 27.1% of incoming college freshman characterized their political views as liberal, 23.1% as moderate, and 49.8% as conservative. for this year, a random sample of 400 incoming college freshman yielded the frequency distribution for political views shown below. a. determine the mode of the data. b. decide whether it would be appropriate to use either the mean or the median as a measure of center. explain your answer. political view frequency liberal 118 moderate 98 conservative 184 a. choose the correct answer below. select all that apply. a. the mode is moderate. b. the mode is liberal. c. the mode is conservative. d. there is no mode.