Answer:
b
Step-by-step explanation:
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Take half of the coefficient of x (which is 2/5) and square it:
[ (1/2)(2/5) ]^2 = (1/5)^2 = 1/25, or 0.04
Thus, to rewrite x^2 + (2/5)x to include a perfect square trinomial,
x^2 + (2/5)x = x^2 + (2/5)x + (1/5)^2 - (1/5)^2, or
(x+1/5)^2 - (1/5)^2, or (x + 1/5)^2 - 1/25
This is not enough info to determine the length of teds pencil
Substitute this into the parabolic equation,
We're told the line 
intersects 
twice, which means the quadratic above has two distinct real solutions. Its discriminant must then be positive, so we know
We can tell from the quadratic equation that has its vertex at the point (3, 6). Also, note that
and
so the furthest to the right that extends is the point (5, 2). The line passes through this point for 
. For any value of 
, the line passes through either only once, or not at all.
So 
; in set notation,
Answer:
a' > a
Step-by-step explanation:
A larger value for a will stretch the exponential in the y direction. A larger value for b will stretch it in the x direction.
