Most textbooks interpret standard form of a quadratic function to be as follows:
f(x) =

In the function f(x) =

, notice we do not have a value for "c". Just place a "0" in for the c and you have standard form.
the criteria for standard form:
1. All like terms are combined
2. Degree must drop from left to right
3. The leading coefficient cannot be equal to zero.
Answer:
59 to 66
Step-by-step explanation:
Mean test scores = u = 74.2
Standard Deviation =
= 9.6
According to the given data, following is the range of grades:
Grade A: 85% to 100%
Grade B: 55% to 85%
Grade C: 19% to 55%
Grade D: 6% to 19%
Grade F: 0% to 6%
So, the grade D will be given to the students from 6% to 19% scores. We can convert these percentages to numerical limits using the z scores. First we need to to identify the corresponding z scores of these limits.
6% to 19% in decimal form would be 0.06 to 0.19. Corresponding z score for 0.06 is -1.56 and that for 0.19 is -0.88 (From the z table)
The formula for z score is:

For z = -1.56, we get:

For z = -0.88, we get:

Therefore, a numerical limits for a D grade would be from 59 to 66 (rounded to nearest whole numbers)
In order to find the area, you multiply the width (7), height (6) and length (12). But the problem states that the height has changed from 6 to 6 minus3, which would be 3. So you multiply 3, 7, and 12.