Name some real-life situations where graphing could be useful. Discuss your ideas. Name some real-life situations where finding the coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment could be useful.

mapping an area

Step-by-step explanation:

One situation and probably the most common is mapping an area. Graphs are great for dividing a geographical location into various sections and creating a model representation of the area. The graph itself allows for specific directions to be shared using the x and y coordinates on the graph. The same applies for finding the midpoint of a line segment. For example, this is useful if you were trying to find a place to meetup with a friend that is an equal distance from where you are and from where your friend is currently located. Therefore, allowing you to meetup at the midpoint.

12.5 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1