The sales tax , in dollars, I have to pay when I buy  dollars worth of merchandise is given by  

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Identify the slope, and explain in practical terms its meaning in terms of percentages.



What will be an ideal response?


The slope is 0.07  dollars per dollar.  The sales tax is 7.00 percent.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Find a set of polar coordinates for the point for which the rectangular coordinates are given.(2, 2)

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Find the limit and determine if the function is continuous at the point being approached.tan 

A. -1; no B. -1; yes C. Does not exist; no D. 0; yes

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Given the set sketched on the number line, identify the type of interval (open, closed, half-open, open infinite, closed infinite), write the set using set-builder notation, and write the set using interval notation.

A. half-open interval; {x|2 < x ? 8}; (2, 8] B. closed interval; {x|2 ? x ? 8}; [2, 8] C. open interval; {x|2 < x < 8}; (2, 8) D. half-open interval; {x|2 ? x < 8}; [2, 8)

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