9.25 times 3.75=The tree will grow to 34.6875 inches in 3.75 years if it continues to grow at this rate.
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Answer:
-0.16
Step-by-step explanation:
The 'a' value can be found by looking at the difference between the y-value of a point 1 unit from the vertex, and the y-value of the vertex.
Here, that is a negative fraction of a unit. If we assume the value is a rational number that can be accurately determined from this graph, then we can find it by looking for a point where the graph crosses a grid intersection. It looks like such grid points are (-7, 0) and (3, 0). The vertex is apparently (-2, 4), so the vertex form of the equation is ...
y = a(x +2)^2 +4
Using the point (3, 0), we have ...
0 = a(3 +2)^2 +4 . . . . . fill in the values of x and y
-4 = 25a . . . . . . . . . . subtract 4; next, divide by 25
a = -4/25 = -0.16
The answer should be 5:12. If I read that correctly, it's two separate buckets getting dumped out at the same starting time but one at every 16 minutes and the other every 14 minutes.
Umm do have any pictures to help me answer it or anything?