56,000 would be the answer. If you divide the 42,000 by 3 then add your quotient to the original number you get his salary before tax.
Step-by-step explanation:
As seen from the graph, the curve crosses the x-axis when x = -1 and x = 1. The y-intercept of the curve is -1.
Hence, the quadratic equation of the curve is y = x^2 - 1.
The difference between Tucker and Karly's take is that Tucker's solution is analytical while Karly's is graphical. But both are correct either way.
For Tucker's solution, let's say at x=-3 the value for y is 4, and at x=3, the value of y is still 4, then the average rate of change or slope is 0. Note that the slope of the curve is Δy/Δx. Since there is no change for Δy, the slope is zero.
For Karly's solution, even if the curve travels high or low but would have the same elevation of x=-3 and x=3, the average rate of change is still zero. It is actually just same with Tucker's but Karly just verbalizes her solution that was observed visually.
I believe that the answer would be 45
