What is the first step to show that two lines are parallel, by looking at the equations of the lines, if they are written in standard form? a. find the slope of each line. b. graph each equation. c. re-write each equation in slope-intercept form. d. find the y-intercept of each line.

Brian, chris, and damien took a math test that had 20 questions. the number of questions brian got right is 14 more than the number of questions chris got right. damien correctly answered 2 less than the number of questions chris answered correctly. if brian and damien have the same score, which statement is true?

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.

Astick 2 m long is placed vertically at point b. the top of the stick is in line with the top of a tree as seen from point a, which is 3 m from the stick and 30 m from the tree. how tall is the tree?