Total area of the rectangular land = 2^15 sq. miles
= 32768 sq. miles
total area of the pieces being sold = 8^3 sq. miles
= 512 sq. miles
now total no. of pieces = total area of the land / the area of samaller land that's being sold
= 32768 / 512
= 64
so the actual number of pieces is 64
Answer: 
Step-by-step explanation:
From the figure, it is downward parabola of the form 
The parabola has its vertex at 
Distance between parabola vertex and its directrix is 1 unit.
So, the value of a is 1
Hence, the equation of parabola is 