We'll represent Louise's, Tammy's, Delores's, and Sheryl's point values with ,
,
, and
respectively since each one is 1 point more than the last.
Add all of these values up and set it all equal to .
Now, simplify.
Subtract on both sides.
Divide both sides by .
Since Louise's score is , the answer is
.
To verify our answer, add the point totals ,
,
, and
.
This equals , so we can be sure the answer is correct.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Well we can start by seeing if the parabola is the same width by comparing it to its parent function ( y = x^2 )
In y = x^2 the 2nd lowest point is just up 1 and right 1 away from the vertex.
This is not true for our parabola.
So we can widen it by to the desidered width by making the x^2 into a .5x^2.
So far we’ve got y = .5x^2
Now the parabola y intercept is at -5.
So we can add a -5 into the equation making it.
y = .5x^2 - 5
Now for the x value.
So we can find the x value by seeing how far away the parabola is from from the y axis.
So the x value is -2x.
So the full equation is
Look at the image below to compare.
