A)
SLOPE OF f(x)
To find the slope of f(x) we pick two points on the function and use the slope formula. Each point can be written (x, f(x) ) so we are given three points in the table. These are: (-1, -3) , (0,0) and (1,3). We can also refer to the points as (x,y). We call one of the points

and another

. It doesn't matter which two points we use, we will always get the same slope. I suggest we use (0,0) as one of the points since zeros are easy to work with.
Let's pick as follows:


The slope formula is:
We now substitute the values we got from the points to obtain.

The slope of f(x) = 3
SLOPE OF g(x)
The equation of a line is y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept. Since g(x) is given in this form, the number in front of the x is the slope and the number by itself is the y-intercept.
That is, since g(x)=7x+2 the slope is 7 and the y-intercept is 2.
The slope of g(x) = 2
B)
Y-INTERCEPT OF g(x)
From the work in part a we know the y-intercept of g(x) is 2.
Y-INTERCEPT OF f(x)
The y-intercept is the y-coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y-axis. This point will always have an x-coordinate of 0 which is why we need only identify the y-coordinate. Since you are given the point (0,0) which has an x-coordinate of 0 this must be the point where the line crosses the y-axis. Since the point also has a y-coordinate of 0, it's y-intercept is 0
So the function g(x) has the greater y-intercept
The variable for Maggie will be M and 2x-3 be her younger brothers age (<u>Twice her age). </u>We then would turn this into <u>an algebraic problem</u>. (m+2x -3=24).
3x-3=24, we would add 3 to both sides (-3 and 24). 24 + 3 equals 27, we now have to divide -3x and 27 on both sides, which equals <u>9. (x=9)</u>
Answer: 25x² - 64
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
(5x + 8)(5x - 8)
= 5x(5x - 8) + 8(5x - 8)
= 25x² - 40x + 40x - 64
= 25x² + 0x - 64
= 
NOTE: descending powers means the biggest exponent goes first, then the next biggest exponent, etc.
For example: x⁴ then x³ then x² then x then the number (which is actually x⁰)
Answer:
There are 400 possible zip codes in the Houston area
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, we want to calculate the possible number of zip codes in the Houston area
We have 5 digits to form
77 is the first two digits ( this is fixed)
For the third digit, we are selecting 1 number out of 0,3,4 or 5
This means 4 C 1
The remaining digits can be any digits
We have 0-9, a total of 10 digits
The first will be 10 C 1 and the second last digit too is 10 C 1
So the number of possible zip codes will be;
4 C 1 * 10 C 1 * 10 C 1
= 4 * 10 * 10 = 400 possible zip codes