What does m and b stand for in y=mx+b?

Write the expression in simplified radical form. show all steps and work including any foil method work. (hint: use the conjugate. no decimal answers.) (9-2√3)/(12+√3)

Amanager recorded the number of bicycles sold by his company each quarter. his projected sales after t years is given by the expression below. which of the following statements best describes the expression? a. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 4% over 4 quarters. b. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 18% over 4 years. c. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 4% over t quarters. d. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 18% over t years.

How can (square root of 25) ^2 be rewritten?