Answer: 8
Step-by-step explanation:
As corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional,

Check the picture below. So the parabola looks more or less like so.
let's recall that the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix, at "p" units away from both.
Let's notice that the focus point is below the directrix, that means the parabola is vertical, namely the squared variable is the "x", and it also means that it's opening downwards as you see in the picture, namely that "p" is negative, in this case "p" is 1 unit, and thus is -1.
![\bf \textit{parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \\\\ \stackrel{\textit{we'll use this one}}{4p(y- k)=(x- h)^2} \end{array} \qquad \begin{array}{llll} vertex\ ( h, k)\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix} \end{array} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \begin{cases} h=-2\\ k=5\\ p=-1 \end{cases}\implies 4(-1)(y-5)=[x-(-2)]^2\implies -4(y-5)=(x+2)^2 \\\\\\ y-5=-\cfrac{1}{4}(x+2)^2\implies y=-\cfrac{1}{4}(x+2)^2+5](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bparabola%20vertex%20form%20with%20focus%20point%20distance%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%204p%28x-%20h%29%3D%28y-%20k%29%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Bwe%27ll%20use%20this%20one%7D%7D%7B4p%28y-%20k%29%3D%28x-%20h%29%5E2%7D%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%20vertex%5C%20%28%20h%2C%20k%29%5C%5C%5C%5C%20p%3D%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20from%20vertex%20to%20%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cqquad%20%5Ctextit%7B%20focus%20or%20directrix%7D%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-2%5C%5C%20k%3D5%5C%5C%20p%3D-1%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%204%28-1%29%28y-5%29%3D%5Bx-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%5Cimplies%20-4%28y-5%29%3D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20y-5%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20y%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B5)
Answer:9.75
Step-by-step explanation:
Constant: A value that doesn't change. Instead, it's a fixed value.
Variable: A symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value in an equation.
Term: Either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. (Terms are separated by + or − signs, or sometimes by divide.)
Like Terms: Terms whose variables (and their exponents such as the 2 in x2) are the same. In other words, terms that are "like" each other.
Coefficient: A number used to multiply a variable.
Answer:
52 years.
Step-by-step explanation:
Represent my current age by c. Then 400 - 2c = 296, or
104 = 2c
Then c must be 104/2, or 52 years.