a = interest rate of first CD
b = interest rate of second CD
and again, let's say the principal invested in each is $X.
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1. Since -4 doesn’t equal -2, we will use the first function. All you have to do is plug in -4 to x, and you should get
-3
2. -2=-2, so we will use the second function to get the answer of
3
3. Once again we will be using the first function, so just plug 5 into the answer to get
-7.5
Hope this helped :)
19g/1000 would be the right answer when simplified.
The a value affects the graph by vertically stretching or compressing the graph.
The r and s values affect the zeros, or x intercepts of the parabola, and therefore the vertex.
Hope this helps!