A particular company's net sales, in billions, from 2008 to 2018 can be modeled by the expression t2 + 12t + 74, where t is the number of years since the end of 2008. What does the constant term of the expression represent in terms of the context?

Answer 1

In this context, the constant term of 74 represents the net sales in billions at the end of the year 2008.