Why did most ancient cultures primarily write out their mathematical texts in words?

The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

Galen sold tickets of his church’s carnival for a total of $2,820. children’s tickets cost $3 each and adult tickets cost $5 each. the number of children’s tickets sold was 30 more than 3 times the number of adult tickets slod. how many children’s ticket and how many adult tickets did he sell?

The circumference of a redwood tree trunk is 20π ft, and it is 100 ft tall. what is the approximate volume of the redwood tree trunk? 1,000π ft3 10,000π ft3 4,000π ft3 40,000π ft3