Leaping Laux just signed a contract with a men's basketball team. The contract guarantees him
$20,000 the first year, $40,000 the second year,
$80,000 the third year, $160,000 the fourth year,
and so on for 10 years.
1. Write the equation that represents Leaping
Laux's contract.
2. What is the amount that Leaping Laux will
earn at year 10?

You’re repairing a large rectangular aquarium. the final step is to cover the glass with a protective film. the front and back of the aquarium measure 4 meters by 2 meters, and the sides of the aquarium measure 3 meters by 2 meters. how many square meters of protective film do you need? ( )

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.

How do you do the foil method with polynomials?