Question

A 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?

A)The company earned 85 billion dollars in 2008.
B)The company earned 14 billion dollars in 2008.
C)The company earned 85 billion dollars from 2008 to 2018.
D)The company earned 14 billion dollars from 2008 to 2018.

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

This question is on a test that is on FLVS and I got it right

Answer 2

A.

Explanation:

The given expression is

`t^(2)+14t+85`

Where the constant term is
`85`.

A constant term refers to an initial condition of the problem. In this case, we are talking about time related to money earned in dollars. So, in this case, 85 refers to total money earned in 2008, because that's the initial year of the period.

So, basically, the constant term refers that the company earned 85 billion dollars in 2008, which is the meaning of the initial condition of this problem.

Therefore, the right answer is A.