The figure is formed from rectangles. find the total area. the diagram is not to scale

Triangle jkl was dilated using the rule dm, 1/3 the image, triangle j’ k’ l’ is the result of the dilation. a.5 units b.7.5 units c.10 units d.12.5 units

The chs baseball team was on the field and the batter popped the ball up. the equation b(t)=80t-16•16+3.5 represents the height of the ball above the ground in feet as a function of time in seconds. how long will the catcher have to get in position to catch the ball before it hits the ground? round to the nearest second

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?