What is the equation of a line passing through the point (a, b) and having a slope of b?
a. y = −bx − b(1 − a)
b. y = bx − b(a − 1)
c. y = 1/b x + b(a - 1)
d. y = -1/b x + b(1 - a)

Ahomeowner plans to hang wallpaper on one wall of a bedroom that is 10 feet long if a stripe of wallpaper is 20 inches wide and stripes or hung vertically how many stripes on wall paper with the homeowner required

Restrictions on f(x) = 1/x+5 and g(x) = x-2

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.