Check the picture below, so the parabola looks more or less like that.
now, the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix, so that puts it where you see it in the picture, and the horizontal parabola is opening to the left-hand-side, meaning that the distance "P" is negative.
![\textit{horizontal parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \qquad \begin{cases} \stackrel{vertex}{(h,k)}\qquad \stackrel{focus~point}{(h+p,k)}\qquad \stackrel{directrix}{x=h-p}\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix}\\\\ \stackrel{"p"~is~negative}{op ens~\supset}\qquad \stackrel{"p"~is~positive}{op ens~\subset} \end{cases} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctextit%7Bhorizontal%20parabola%20vertex%20form%20with%20focus%20point%20distance%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%204p%28x-%20h%29%3D%28y-%20k%29%5E2%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20%5Cstackrel%7Bvertex%7D%7B%28h%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bfocus~point%7D%7B%28h%2Bp%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bdirectrix%7D%7Bx%3Dh-p%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20p%3D%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20from%20vertex%20to%20%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cqquad%20%5Ctextit%7B%20focus%20or%20directrix%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~negative%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csupset%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~positive%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csubset%7D%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D)
![\begin{cases} h=-7\\ k=-2\\ p=-4 \end{cases}\implies 4(-4)[x-(-7)]~~ = ~~[y-(-2)]^2 \\\\\\ -16(x+7)=(y+2)^2\implies x+7=-\cfrac{(y+2)^2}{16}\implies x=-\cfrac{1}{16}(y+2)^2-7](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-7%5C%5C%20k%3D-2%5C%5C%20p%3D-4%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%204%28-4%29%5Bx-%28-7%29%5D~~%20%3D%20~~%5By-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20-16%28x%2B7%29%3D%28y%2B2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20x%2B7%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%7D%7B16%7D%5Cimplies%20x%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B16%7D%28y%2B2%29%5E2-7)
Answer:
x^2+14x+49 ( it could be polynomial because it has 3 terms and each term has a whole number and a coefficient)
Step-by-step explanation:
(x+7)^2
(x+7)(x+7)
x^2+7x+7x+49
x^2+14x+49
I am not sure it's a polynomial or not
The balance was $4400.25 before 4 years.
<h3>What is an Equation?</h3>
An equation is a mathematical statement formed when two expressions are equated using an equal sign.
The equations are useful in the determination of unknown parameters.
The equations are of various types, such as Trigonometric equations, and quadratic equations.
The balance of an investment account is $308.32
Let the balance 4 years ago was $x
Then the balance today is represented by x + 308.32
The current balance is $4708.57
The expressions can be equated to get the value of the balance 4 years ago.
x + 308.32 = 4708.57
x = 4708.57 - 308.32
x = $4400.25
The balance 4 years ago was $4400.25
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