The answer to the question
First place is a
Fifth place is b
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We are given two points, the y - intercept and the x - intercept.
The y - intercept being: ( 0, -7 )
The x - intercept being: ( 1, 0 )
The equation of a line in slope - intercept form is:
y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y - intercept.
We already have the y - intercept. So far we have:
y = mx - 7
What we're missing is the slope.
To find the slope, we can use this formula:
, where
and
are the x - coordinates of both points and
and
are the y - coordinates of both points.

We now have the missing piece, the slope, so the equation now is:

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
7(b² - 2b - 8) = 0
7(b² - 2b + ) = 8
7(b² - 2b + 1) = 8 + 1
7(b - 1)² = 9
(b - 1)² = 9/7
b - 1 = ±√(9/7)
b = 1 ±3√(1/7)
b ≈ -0.134, 2.134
m² + 10m + 14 = -7
m² + 10m + = -7 - 14
m² + 10m + 25 = -7 - 14 + 25
(m + 5)² = 4
m + 5 = 2
m = -3
p² - 8p + 21 = 6
p² - 8p + = 6 -21
p² - 8p + 16 = 6 -21 + 16
(p - 4)² = 1
p - 4 = 1
p = 5
-3(6-10v-5v)
=-3(6-15v)
=-18+45v
-18+45v is the final answer.