The area, A, in square feet, of a rectangular storage bin in a warehouse is given by the function A(x) = x2 -18x, where x is the width, in feet, of the storage bin. The process of completing the square can be used to calculate the width, in feet, of the storage bin that gives a
maximum area. What is the missing value?
A(x) = x2-18x
A(x)= (x-9)2+

The standard distance between studs in a house is 1.5 feet. if you have a set of blueprints for a house that mark every 1.5 feet with 2 in., by how many inches will a 13-foot wall be represented?

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

Acomputer store buys a computer system at a cost of $370.80. the selling price was first at $ 618, but then the store advertised a 20 % markdown on the system. answer parts a and b. a. find the current sale price.