If a reader needs certain information to understand a document, this information belongs in the __________ of the document

An American buyer is negotiating with a British supplier for the producer of raw materials or production of heavy machinery in the United States. Before exchanging any information pertaining to the business of the meeting, he spends a few minutes talking to the British negotiator on topics such as World Cup soccer, the recently concluded general elections, and the English weather. The American buyer is engaging in the first stage of a business negotiation known as:

A. appraisal of current affairs B. non task sounding C. persuasion D. setting an agenda E. assessment of business terms

A set of simultaneous equations can be solved through the use of determinants by setting up a proportion of two special determinants for each unknown variable

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