What does the - 8 do in the function k(x)?

k(x) = x^2 - 8

Officer brimberry wrote 24 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 9 tickets this week. what is the percent decrease? give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

The lee family bought their home for $220,000 this year. the equation =220,000(1.038) v = 220 , 000 ( 1 . 038 ) x can be used to find the value, v, of their home after x years. which will be the value of the lee family's home in 5 years?

Given: f(x) = 2x + 5 and g(x) = x2 and h(x) = -2x h(g(f( = x2+ vx+ x + y