The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. 5-5 The Triangle Inequality Is it possible to form a triangle with the given side lengths? If not, explain why not. 1. 5 cm, 7 cm, 10 cm SOLUTION: The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. Yes; 5 + 7 > 10, 5 + 10 > 7, and 7 + 10 > 5 ANSWER: Yes; 5 + 7 > 10, 5 + 10 > 7, and 7 + 10 > 5 2. 3 in., 4 in., 8 in. SOLUTION:
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inclusive governments to generate economic growth even until today. Government policies are not formed with ignorance or intent of malice. However, the rich influence policy by wealthy so their objectives are reflected on it. The author points out global inequality. Human capital and technology cannot alone help to gain growth. Private enterprises are trying to help the state stay away from a executive. Acemoglu argues that our economy must adopt institutions to support businesses and build upon skills
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established itself as the world’s fastest growing economies when it reached its highest recorded GDP growth rate of 9%. However there has been significant debate, around liberalization as an inclusive economic growth strategy. Since 1992, income inequality has deepened in India with the wealthiest generating consumption growth and the consumption among the poorest remaining stable. With India’s Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate touching a decade long low in 2012-13 , growing merely at 5%,
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Introduction In my final paper I will be discussing the health inequality in the social stratification in Canada and how our socioeconomic status can affect our health to be good or poor. Our health is determined by society and what level of power, authority and accomplishment that people achieve in the social hierarchy. In my essay I will be addressing and comparing the health inequalities people in different scale in the social economic face when it comes to income, education, housing, transportation
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Income inequality damages growth, OECD warns Chris Giles in London Rising income inequality over the past 30 years has damaged growth rates in rich countries by limiting educational opportunities for poor children, according to research by the OECD, the group of mainly rich nations. The finding that higher inequality harms economic performance mirrors the results of a similar study by the International Monetary Fund earlier this year. But the OECD’s analysis goes further because it concentrates
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St. in the financial crisis; the influence of the big money in politics; the foreclosure crisis and predatory lending; inequalities linked to race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, class origin, disability, or immigration status; global poverty and differences in wealth between nations; inequalities in access to education and health care; attempts to remedy inequality via affirmative action, taxing the rich, the minimum wage, or the various welfare and social programs known as the “social
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hardly a newspaper, Internet or broadcast media outlet that hasn’t covered OWS. The main issues raised by Occupy Wall Street are social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government—particularly from the financial services sector. The OWS slogan, we are the 99%, refers to income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. Protesters were forced out of Zuccotti Park on November
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The Issue of Income Equality in the US By SOC 100: Intro to Sociology April 29, 2012 A major social problem in America today is its inequality of the distribution of income. "Income inequality refers to the gap between the rich and the poor. The United States has the most unequal income distribution in the industrialized world, and it is growing at a faster rate than any other industrialized country" Bernard Sanders (1997). What's really going on with the economy? - Unequal
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Choose one of the two questions below: a. Describe your most valued accomplishment and explain why you view it as such OR b. Describe a time when you failed. What did you learn from that failure? How has that failure made you better equipped for the future? [300-word limit] My most valued accomplishment is achieving mission success with my Battalion in a military exercise. Our mission was to provide command and control, communication and computer (C4) support to my higher headquarters to conduct
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the problem is getting worse (Treanor, N.P). The reason why the widening gap between rich and poor is a problem is that the wider gap often lead to greater inequality among people, yet society has not found a way to solve this inequality (Treanor, Oct 13, 2015). To make it easier to demonstrate how income difference results in social inequality, CEOs, for example, who gives workers minimum compensation, work in top floor of high rise office buildings where they can overlook an entire city, whereas
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