Put the equation 
into the form y = ( x − h )^2 + k
Given equation is
We apply completing the square method
we take coefficient of middle term and then divide by 2 and then square it
coefficient of middle term is 26
Divide by 2, it becomes 13
then we square it (13)^2 = 169
Add and subtract 169
We got the equation in vertex form
We know that
(1/4) hour---------> 0.25 hour
if the pump r<span>ecirculate 75 gallons of water in -------------> 0.25 hour
X </span>gallons of water in-----------------------------------------> 1 hour
X=75/0.25----------> x=300 gallons /hour
the answer is 300 gallons /hour
as you already know, to get the inverse of any expression, we start off by doing a quick switcheroo on the variables, and then solve for "y".
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Something along the lines of this...
Do you have a picture you can upload? It’s most likely 24/2 = 12
