Answer:
Check below for a lucid explanation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The independent variable is the variable whose variation does not depend on another external variable. It is the variable on the x-axis which in this case is the growth of the baby.
Note: The diagram you attached to this question does not include the calibration on the x - axis which will give us the independent variable at point
This, nevertheless, is a very simple task. Locate the point A on the graph and trace it downwards to the x - axis, the value written where the line coincides with the x -axis is the value of the independent variable( growth of the baby) at point A.
We know that
the equation of the vertical parabola in the vertex form is
<span>y=a(x-h)²+k
</span>where
(h,k) is the vertex of the parabola
if a> 0 then
the parabola opens upwards
if a< 0
then the parabola open downwards
in this problem we have
f(x)=−5(x+7)²<span>+6
</span>a=-5
so
a< 0 -------> the parabola open downwards
the vertex is the point (-7,6) is a maximum
the answer is the option<span>
a = -5, opens down</span>
see the attached figure
Yes I sure did hang the picture what about it
the answer for x is 76.4. the way to find it is by dividing 458.4 by 6 to find x s value.