
is a parabola (looks like the letter U).
The letter a represents the coefficient of

and it controls two things (1) how wide or narrow the parabola is and (2) whether it is concave up (like a U) or concave down (like an up-side-down).
The absolute value of a (the number without the sign) controls how wide or narrow it is. If the absolute value is a fraction less than 1 the graph gets wider. The smaller the absolute value of the fraction the wider the graph gets.
If the absolute value of a is greater than 1 the graph gets narrower (it gets skinnier). The bigger the absolute value the narrower the graph.
So, if all the graphs look like a U (concave up) then the one with the smallest a is the one that is the widest.
The a also controls whether the graph is concave up or concave down. If a is negative
If a is negative the graph is concave down so any graph that is concave down has a smaller value of a than any graph that is concave up. However, if the graph is concave down the one with the smallest a would be the most narrow one.
So to find the one with the smallest a...
If they are all concave up (like a U) pick the widest one
and
If they are not all concave up pick the narrowest one that is concave down (looks like an upside down U)
Answer:
m∠A = 15°; m∠B = 89°; m∠C = 76°
Step-by-step explanation:
The sum of the three interior angles of a triangle is 180°.
Let x = m∠A
Then 3x + 44 = m∠B
and x + 61 = m∠C
x + 3x + 44 + x + 61 = 180
5x + 105 = 180
5x = 75
x = 15
m∠A = 15°
m∠B = 3(15) + 44 = 45 + 44 = 89°
m∠C = 15 + 61 = <u> 76°</u>
Sum = 180°
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If today is Friday, then tommorow is the weekend
Answer:
quotient = 995
remainder = 3
Step-by-step explanation: