Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
1st boat:
Parabola equation:

The x-coordinate of the vertex:

Equation:

The y-coordinate of the vertex:

Parabola passes through the point (-8,1), so

Solve:

Parabola equation:

2nd boat:
Parabola equation:

The x-coordinate of the vertex:

Equation:

The y-coordinate of the vertex:

Parabola passes through the point (-8,1), so

Solve:

Parabola equation:

System of two equations:

(fg)(x)=f(g(x))=4(g(x))²-5=4(x+3)²-5=4x²+24x+31
A * b = 30
a - b = 1
a + b = 11
take ur last 2 equations, and add them
a - b = 1
a + b = 11
--------------add
2a = 12
a = 12/2
a = 6
now its just a matter of subbing
a + b = 11
6 + b = 11
b = 11 - 6
b = 5
so a = 6 and b = 5...whose product is 30, whose difference is 1, and whose sum is 11.
Answer:
Larger number = 32
Step-by-step explanation:
Smaller number = x
Larger number = y
y - x = 8 -----------(I)
3y = 4x ---------------(II)
3y/4 = x
Plug in x = 3y/4 in equation (I)

y = 8*4
y = 32
Plug in y = 32 in equation (II)
3y = 4x
3*32 = 4x
4x = 3*32
x = 
x = 3 *8
x = 24