Answer:
D. Up
Step-by-step explanation:
When a parabola has the form , It is vertical (opens up or down).
Because the variable "x" is squared.
If "a" is positive, then the parabola opens up, but if it is negative, then the parabola opens down.
In this case you have the quadratic function:
Which can be rewritten as:
Therefore, it is vertical, because it has the form:
You can observe that the value of "a" is:
Then, since "a" is positive, the parabola opens up.
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Answer:
480 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The geometry involves two similar triangles. The ruler at arms length forms a triangle that has the opposite side 3 inches high and 24 inches (2 ft) away. That is, the distance from the eye to the ruler is 8 times the height of the ruler.
The triangle involving the lighthouse is similar. That is, the angles in it are the same, so the sides are proportional to those in the smaller (ruler) triangle. The distance to the lighthouse will be 8 times the height of the lighthouse, just as the distance to the ruler is 8 times the height of the ruler.
8 × 60 ft = 480 ft
The lighthouse is 480 feet away.
