Formulas Such as the One Used to Determine the Lengths

question 82

Multiple Choice

Formulas such as the one used to determine the lengths of the sides of a right triangle (a2 + b2 = c2) are considered to be examples of ___________, whereas problem-solving techniques such as means-ends analysis are considered to be ___________.

• A)mental sets; algorithms
• B)heuristics; algorithms
• C)algorithms; heuristics
• D)algorithms; mental sets

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