Completing the Square (Part 2)

What is the range of the function? f(x)=-2|x+1|? a. all real numbers. b. all real numbers less than or equal to 0. c. all real numbers less than or equal to 1. d. all real numbers greater than or equal to 1

What is the total area of the figure?

Three numbers x, y, and z are in the ratio 2: 7: 8. if 12 is subtracted from y, then three numbers form a geometric sequence (in the order x, y–12, z). find x, y, and z. there are 2 sets.