The answer is test a hypothesis. You can't have a real scientific experiment without forming a hypothesis first. It also can't be creating monsters because that one doesn't make sense so we know that isn't correct. But based off the steps you have to take to perform a scientific experiment the answer would have to be to test a hypothesis.
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The Homestead Act of 1862 was one of the most significant and enduring events in the westward expansion of the United States. By granting 160 acres of free land to claimants, it allowed nearly any man or woman a "fair chance."
The slope would be -2 because the equation of the line would be y= -2x - 1.
x= -9 - 5 = -14
y= 17 - -11 = 28
answer : -2