well, let's keep in mind that the SAS postulate, so if one Side and the Angle next to it and the following Side after the angle are equal on both triangles, both triangles are congruent. Now, we have the angle 30° with sides and 9 and 2x and sides 9 and x + 4, well, the 9's are equal, dohh, you know, if only the 2x = x + 4, we'd be golden

Answer:
x = 4 + sqrt(73) or x = 4 - sqrt(73)
Step-by-step explanation by completing the square:
Solve for x:
(x - 12) (x + 4) = 9
Expand out terms of the left hand side:
x^2 - 8 x - 48 = 9
Add 48 to both sides:
x^2 - 8 x = 57
Add 16 to both sides:
x^2 - 8 x + 16 = 73
Write the left hand side as a square:
(x - 4)^2 = 73
Take the square root of both sides:
x - 4 = sqrt(73) or x - 4 = -sqrt(73)
Add 4 to both sides:
x = 4 + sqrt(73) or x - 4 = -sqrt(73)
Add 4 to both sides:
Answer: x = 4 + sqrt(73) or x = 4 - sqrt(73)
The answer is B because you will cancel the x^5 part on top and bottom and the numerator left 6^3 and denominator left 6
6^3=216divid by 6 you will get 36
To find the vertex use -b/2a (for the x value which is also the axis of symmetry)
So 2/-2 = -1 Therefore the axis of symmetry is x=-1 Plug in for the y value:
y= -(-1)^2 -2(-1) + 1 y=-1 + 2 + 1 y=2 Vertex (-1,2)