Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a parabola in vertex form is
y = a(x - h)² + k
where (h, k) are the coordinates of the vertex and a is a multiplier
Here (h, k) = (2, - 4) , thus
y = a(x - 2)² - 4
To find a substitute (3, - 1 ) into the equation
- 1 = a(3 - 2)² - 4 ( add 4 to both sides )
3 = a
Thus
y = 3(x - 2)2 - 4 ← equation in vertex form
= 3(x² - 4x + 4) + 4
= 3x² - 12x + 12 + 4
= 3x² - 12x + 16 ← equation in standard form
with coefficient of x² term = 3
Answer:
x=0.5355 or x=-6.5355
First step is to: Isolate the constant term by adding 7 to both sides
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to solve this equation: 
On observation, the trinomial is not factorizable so we use the Completing the square method.
Step 1: Isolate the constant term by adding 7 to both sides

Step 2: Divide the equation all through by the coefficient of
which is 2.

Step 3: Divide the coefficient of x by 2, square it and add it to both sides.
Coefficient of x=6
Divided by 2=3
Square of 3=
Therefore, we have:

Step 4: Write the Left Hand side in the form 

Step 5: Take the square root of both sides and solve for x

Answer:
x = 2 1/4 or 2.25
Step-by-step explanation:
to start we can make an equation
9lbs = 4x
divide by 4
9/4 = x
x = 2.25 or 2 1/4