Answer:
a = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
The line of symmetry for the parabola given by ...
y = ax² +bx +c
is
x = -b/(2a)
Using the given values, we have ...
-2 = -(-4)/(2a)
Multiplying by -a/2, we get ...
a = (4/2)(-1/2) = -1
The value of "a" is -1.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
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<h3>~AH1807</h3>
Take 654 and divide it by 218.
654/218=3
Another way that I solve this is look at 8 and see what number times 8 have 4 at the end. 3x8=24. Check and see. 218x3=654.
The 2-ft wide wall on each side adds a total of 4-ft to the each size of the land dimensions making it 20-ft-by-24-ft land now.
Perimeter is calculated as an addition of all sides so 20+20+24+24 = 88-ft perimeter assuming it is a rectangle land shape.