Can you me with my direct variation problem?

What constants do you need to add to each of the following quadratic equations to complete the square? 2x2 - 3x = 0 x2 - 8x = 0 2x2 - 11x = 18

Under normal conditions, 1.5 feet of snow will melt into 2 inches of water. during a winter season high in the mountains, 301 feet of snow fell. how many inches of water will there be when the snow melts?

Lindsay used two points, (x,y; ) and (+2.82), to find the equation of the line, y = mx + b, that passes through the points. y2-y, first, she used the definition of slope and determined that the value of mis x, - . given this information, which expression must represent the value of b?