What does a2 mean in math (equation)

Last year amusement park received 236,758 visitors it was open every day of the year but 7 holliday’s what was the average number of visitors to the park per day

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

An equation of the line tangent to y=x^3+3x^2+2 at its point of inflection is