A quadratic equation has the general form of: 
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y=ax² + bx + c
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It can be converted to the vertex form in order to determine the vertex of the parabola. It has the standard form of:
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y = a(x+h)² - k
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where h, k are the vertex points.
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y=-2x^2 + 2x+ 2
</span><span>y=-2(x^2 - x) + 2
</span><span>y + 1/4 = -2 (x^2 -x +1/4) + 2
</span><span>y = -2 (x - 1/2)^2 + 7/4
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Therefore, the vertex is (-1/2, -7/4)
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at x = 6, y = -58</span>
        
             
        
        
        
Magnification is defined as a measure of the ability of a lens or other optical device to magnify a certain image. The ability of a lens to measure size of an object and magnifies to a certain level is the known as a magnification of a lens.
The formula to measure the magnification power of a certain lens is the product of the objective and ocular lens magnification. For example, when using the lower power lens the total magnification is: 10X ocular x10X low power objective = 100X).
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: I believe the answer would be C -- Changes observed in seismic wave data. 
Explanation:
Geologists use rock samples as direct evidence about earth's layers, and they  use seismic waves as indirect evidence to study the Earth’s structure.
I hope this helps! 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
<u>the bottleneck effect</u>
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Explanation:
Genetic drift has an important impact on the small populations. mutations, which are spontaneous heritable changes in the genetic code, made up of DNA. Here, mutations accumulate over time in a group, modifying the distribution of alleles or various forms of a gene. Natural selection may result in a loss of diversity in a population called genetic drift; one trait's allelic frequency rises while others become less prevalent. Typically such differences exist because of occurrences of mutation and recombination.
Some mutations or alleles may become extinct from the population.
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Variants of a gene accumulate and are transmitted across generations; the frequencies of these occurrences are altered and become more stable in genetic drift- they become genetically distinct and may eventually form a new species after isolation. This may be further compounded through other  phenomena such as the founder effect where a group separates and genetic diversity decreases; and the bottleneck effect where barriers to reproduction or the die-off a population increases genetic drift. 
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Answer:
i would think that the Firefly Forest could be considered a mythical place because there are mythical beings in this place according to the story.