Question

particular company's net sales, in billions, from 2008 to 2018 can be modeled by the expression t2 + 14t + 85, where t is the number of years since the end of 2008. What does the constant term of the expression represent in terms of the context?

Answer 1

The constant in the expression represents that the company earned  85 billion dollars in 2008.

What does the constant represent?

The expression given in the question is known as a quadratic function. A quadratic function is a function that usually has a single variable and it is raised to the power of 2. The graph of a quadratic function is a curve called a parabola. Parabolas may curve upward or downward

An example of a quadratic function is ax² + bx + c

Where: a,b, c are real numbers not equal to zero

c = constant.

The constant in this question is 85. It is the amount earned in 2008

Here are the options:

The company earned  85 billion dollars from 2008 to 2018

The company earned  85 billion dollars in 2008

The company earned 14  billion dollars from 2008 to 2018.

The company earned  14 billion dollars in 2008.

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