Answer:
A. (Image attached)
B. 1764 m^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Which equation could be the equation of this parabola?
2 answers:
Parabolas in the form of 
open upwards or downwards.
Parabolas in the form of
open to the left or to the right.
Since this parabola opens upward, we know it must be in the form of. Also, if the coefficient of 'x' is positive, it opens upward, but if it is negative, it opens downward. This parabola opens upward, so we know that the coefficient of 'x' must be positive. Therefore, our answer must be D, 
Parabolas in the form of
Since this parabola opens upward, we know it must be in the form of
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Answer:
x = -4, 5/2
Step-by-step explanation:
A quadratic can be solved may ways, including graphing, factoring, and the quadratic formula. You can also check possible answers by making use of the relationships between solutions and the coefficients.
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A graph is attached. It shows the solutions to be -4 and 5/2.
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When factored, the equation becomes ...
(2x -5)(x +4) = 0 . . . . . has solutions x=-4, x=5/2 (these make the factors zero)
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Using the quadratic formula, the solutions of ax^2 +bx +c = 0 are found from ...
x = (-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a)
x = (-3±√(3²-4(2)(-20))/(2(2)) = (-3±√169)/4 = {-16, +10}/4
x = {-4, 5/2}
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For ax^2 +bx +c = 0, the solutions must satisfy ...
product of solutions is c/a = -20/2 = -10
Only the first and last choices have this product.
sum of solutions is -b/a = -3/2
Only the first choice (-4, 5/2) has this sum.
