Use the quadratic formula to solve x2 + 8x + 9 = 0.
What are the solutions to the equation?

What is the nth term rule of the linear sequence below? 27 , 25 , 23 , 21 , 19 , . .

At a sand and gravel plant, sand is falling off a conveyor and onto a conical pile at a rate of 16 cubic feet per minute. the diameter of the base of the cone is approximately three times the altitude. at what rate is the height of the pile changing when the pile is 12 feet high? (hint: the formula for the volume of a cone is v = 1 3 πr2h.)

Apositive number a or the same number a increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% of the result?