Suppose a Video Craze in the United States Makes a Particular

question 8

Multiple Choice

Suppose a video craze in the United States makes a particular Japanese-produced video game very popular. This would tend to:

• A)​affect the U.S.balance of payments but not the balance of trade.
• B)​reduce any existing balance of trade deficit in the United States.
• C)​increase the balance of trade deficit of the United States.
• D)​increase the balance of trade surplus of the United States.

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Perfect Square Trinomial

A perfect square trinomial is a quadratic expression that can be expressed as the square of a binomial, characterized by specific relationships among its coefficients.

Perfect Square Trinomial

A trinomial expression that is the square of a binomial, characterized by having three terms where two are perfect squares and one is double the product of the square roots of those squares.

Zero-Factor Property

A principle stating that if the product of two quantities is zero, then at least one of the quantities must also be zero.

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