10, 14, 18 ....
notice, we get the next term by simply adding 4 to the current term, thus "4" is the "common difference, and we know that 10 is the first term.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
cubic feet of fertilizer is used in 
pounds of strawberries
cubic feet of fertilizer is used in 
pounds of strawberries
cubic feet of fertilizer is used
Linear interpolation is applied
72 cubic feet of fertilizer will yield of strawberries.
Vertex: (-5,-2); parabola opens up;
General form of the equation for a vertical parabola opening up is:
y-k = a(x-h)^2; knowing that the vertex is at (-5,-2), we can write:
y+2 = a(x+5)^2. We need to find the value of the coefficient a.
From the graph we see that y is 10 when x is approx. -1 3/4 (or -7/4).
subst. these values into y+2 = a(x+5)^2, we get:
10 + 2 = a(-7/4 + 5)^2, or 12 = a(13/4)^2, or 1 = a(169/16).
Solving for a: a = 16/169 = 0.09, or approx 16/160, or 1/10. Unfortunately, this is not close to any of the four answer choices.
I thought it best to try again, and fortunately my second try was correct:
10+2 = a(13/4)^2, or (169/16)a. Thus, 12 = a(169/16)
12
Solving for a: a = ------------- = 1.14. The answer choice closest to this is 1.
169/16
Answer A is correct.
Answer:
6x + 2 is your answer I THINK
