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An equation in standard form that passes through (8,6) and is parallel to x = 2
An equation in standard form that passes through (8,6) and is perpendicular the line y = 2

Awrestling tournament begins with 128 competitors. in the first round, each competitor has 1 match against another wrestler. the winner of each match moves on to the next round until there is a winner. write a sequence in which the terms represent the number of players still in the tournament at the end of each round. describe the sequence? how many rounds are in the tournament?

The holiday party will cost $160 if 8 people attend. if there are 40 people who attend the party, how much will the holiday party cost

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation