What does the triangle in front of the variable in the rate of change formula mean

The pyramid below was dissected by a horizontal plane which shape describes the pyramid horizontal cross section

The total ticket sales for a high school basketball game were $2,260. the ticket price for students were $2.25 less than the adult ticket price. the number of adult tickets sold was 230, and the number of student tickets sold was 180. what was the price of an adult ticket?

Suppose a laboratory has a 30 g sample of polonium-210. the half-life of polonium-210 is about 138 days how many half-lives of polonium-210 occur in 1104 days? how much polonium is in the sample 1104 days later? 9; 0.06 g 8; 0.12 g 8; 2,070 g