The position of an object at time t is given by s(t) = -1 - 13t. Find the instantaneous velocity at t = 8 by finding the derivative (you must use the limit of the difference quotient). Show all work.

George is folding a piece of paper to make an origami figure. each time he folds the paper, the thickness of the paper is doubled. the paper starts out flat, with a thickness of 1 millimeter. a. write a list of six ordered pairs showing the output as the thickness of the paper when the input is the number of times it is folded. explain how you came up with your ordered pairs. b. is this relation a function? explain why or why not using the ordered pairs you came up with in part a.

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. the basement has an area of 864 square feet. the width of the basement is 2/3 it's length. what is the length of louis's basement

The difference between two numbers is one. three times the larger number minus two times the smaller number is 9. what are the two numbers