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The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

The vertices of a triangle are a(7,5), b(4,2), c(9,2). what is m

Handsome jack is buying a pony made of diamonds. the price of the pony is p dollars, and jack also has to pay a 25% diamond pony tax. which of the following expressions could represent how much jack pays in total for the pony?