In Some Industries,pollution Rights Are Sold from One Company That

question 18

Multiple Choice

In some industries,pollution rights are sold from one company that does not need them to another that does.In recent years,conservation groups have purchased pollution rights so that they cannot be traded.Companies in need of pollution rights will find that:

• A)the supply of pollution rights has increased.
• B)the prices of pollution rights have fallen.
• C)the relative costs of pollution control equipment have gone up.
• D)the supply of pollution rights has declined.

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Definitions:

Perfect Square Trinomial

A quadratic expression of the form \(a^2 + 2ab + b^2\), which is the squared result of a binomial (a + b)^2.

Perfect Square Trinomial

A trinomial that is the square of a binomial, having the form a^2 + 2ab + b^2 or a^2 - 2ab + b^2.

Completing the Square

A method used in algebra to solve quadratic equations by converting the equation into a perfect square trinomial form.

Perfect Square Trinomial

A polynomial of the form \(a^2 + 2ab + b^2\) or \(a^2 - 2ab + b^2\), where the square of the first term plus/minus twice the product of the first and second term plus the square of the second term.