Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given

Required
Solve
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Collect like terms


Answer:rfr
Step-by-step exujplanation:
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Answer:
12 pieces each:


Step-by-step explanation:
Given
-- first string
--- second string
Required
Determine the number of equal pieces
To do this, we first calculate the HCF of the length of both pieces 



The HCF is:


<em>Hence, he can cut both strings to 12 pieces each</em>
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<em>Recall that </em>
<em>The first string can then be cut in to 3 inches each (i.e. 36/12)</em>
<em>The first string can then be cut in to 4 inches each (i.e. 48/12)</em>
This is the equation of an upside down parabola, so the maximum height will be at the vertex. To find the vertex, we'll use the formula for the x-coordinate and then solve for the y-coordinate.

Plugging this into the given formula:

Since it asks us to round, the maximum height would be 20 yards. To find how far the football travels in total, we need to set the equation equal to 0 and find the roots:

Then by the zero product property (or the no zero divisors rule), we have:

(this is the x value where the ball is kicked from)



So the ball travels 51 yards in total.