Answer:
As x → -∞, f(x) → 0.5; as x → ∞, f(x) → 0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Given function:
<u>Asymptote</u>: a line that the curve gets infinitely close to, but never touches.
As the degrees of the numerator and denominator of the given function are equal, there is a horizontal asymptote at 
(where a is the leading coefficient of the numerator, and b is the leading coefficient of the denominator). This is the end behavior.
This is because as 
the -7 of the numerator and the +8 of the denominator become negligible. Therefore, we are left with:
Therefore:
a vertical axis, I assume it means a vertical axis of symmetry, thus it'd be a vertical parabola, like the one in the picture below.
![\bf ~~~~~~\textit{parabola vertex form} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} y=a(x- h)^2+ k\qquad \qquad \leftarrow vertical\\\\ x=a(y- k)^2+ h \end{array} \qquad\qquad vertex~~(\stackrel{}{ h},\stackrel{}{ k}) \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \begin{cases} h=0\\ k=0 \end{cases}\implies y=a(x-0)^2+0 \\\\\\ \textit{we also know that } \begin{cases} x=-2\\ y=3 \end{cases}\implies 3=a(-2-0)^2+0\implies 3=4a \\\\\\ \cfrac{3}{4}=a~\hspace{10em}y=\cfrac{3}{4}(x-0)^2+0\implies \boxed{y=\cfrac{3}{4}x^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20~~~~~~%5Ctextit%7Bparabola%20vertex%20form%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%20y%3Da%28x-%20h%29%5E2%2B%20k%5Cqquad%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cleftarrow%20vertical%5C%5C%5C%5C%20x%3Da%28y-%20k%29%5E2%2B%20h%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5Cqquad%5Cqquad%20vertex~~%28%5Cstackrel%7B%7D%7B%20h%7D%2C%5Cstackrel%7B%7D%7B%20k%7D%29%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%3D0%5C%5C%20k%3D0%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%20y%3Da%28x-0%29%5E2%2B0%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Ctextit%7Bwe%20also%20know%20that%20%7D%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20x%3D-2%5C%5C%20y%3D3%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%203%3Da%28-2-0%29%5E2%2B0%5Cimplies%203%3D4a%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D%3Da~%5Chspace%7B10em%7Dy%3D%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D%28x-0%29%5E2%2B0%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7By%3D%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7Dx%5E2%7D)
First set of data:
Mean - 6.5
Absolute deviation - 2.4
Second set of data:
Mean - 4.475
Absolute deviation - 2.275
The denominator is 40
10-3=7 (number of students in the band who do not ride the bus)
7/40=0.175
0.174*100=17.5% chance
Hope this helps!
