Answer:
a) "ascend"
Step-by-step explanation:
a)
The equation is 
This question is asking for the value of the directional derivative in the direction of -j [since south that's y negative]
So, this is the negative of partial derivative of y. Thus we have:

Now we are at (100,120,1106), we take y value of 120 and put it in the partial:

We take the negative, that is -(-2.4) = 2.4
Since this is positive, we can say the hill is sloping upward at this point, so you will start to ascend.
5x+20+16
the expression is 5x+36
Answer:
The slope is 70
The slope represents the speed of your car
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope is 70, y = mx + c, where m is the slope
The slope represents the speed of your car
speed = distance/time
speed x time = distance
As y represents the distance you travel, x is the time, slope is the speed, you get the distance travelled.
It really depends on what kind of problem. like if you are doing a word problem or whatever than you should read the question a couple times, underline key words, DECIDE which operation to use, refer to the question and see if it makes sense. Hope I helped :)