Determine if the graph of the function opens up or down. Explain how you know

The function g(x) is defined as shown. x-1, -2 g(x) = 2x+3, -1 6-x, x23

Arianna is buying plants for her garden. she buys 15 flowering plants for $96. pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. how many pink flowering plants did arianna buy? i figured out the answer! the answer is 7. 8x +5y = 96 plug in 7 for x 8 (7) + 5y = 96 56 + 5y = 96 subtract 56 from both sides 5y/y = 40/5 y = 8 she bought 7 pink and 8 purple plants

Find the value of the variable and the length of each secant segment.