Answer:
The answer to your question is the last option
Step-by-step explanation:
Quadratic equation
2 = - x + x² - 4
Order the equation from the highest power to the lowest power. Do not consider 2 because it is not consider in the options given.
x² - x - 4 = 0
Identify a, b and c
(1) x² -(1) x - 4 = 0
a = 1 b = -1 c = - 6
Substitution

The given equation is:
y = -10x + 1
Slope of this equation = -10
New line will be perpendicular to this line, so slope of new line = 1/10
So, we are to find the equation of a line with slope 1/10 and passing through (5,7). Using the point slope form we can write
y - 7 = 1/10 ( x - 5)
y = x/10 -1/2 + 7
y = x/10 + 13/2
⇒
x/10 - y = -13/2
So option C gives the correct equation of the new line
8 x 2 1/4 = 18
the stack is 18 in. thick.
Hope this helps!!
~Kiwi