HELP PLEASE 100 POINTS

Step-by-step explanation:

That's an awful lot of points. You don't have to give that many. 10 or 15 points would be more than enough.

The graph touches the x axis at 1 point. That means its basic formula is y = (x - a)^2

Since it  upside down, the formula is y = -(x - a)^2. A couple of other things are true.

a = 1 because that's where the graph touches the x axis. y = - x^2 has shifted 1 unit to the right.

Finally the y intercept is -4 which means that the final equation is y = -4(x-1)^2

That's all preliminary. The actual question is, what does the discriminate look like?

y = -4(x^2 - 2x + 1)

y = -4x^2 + 8x - 4

a = - 4

b = 8

c = - 4

sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)

sqrt(8^2 - 4(-4)(-4) )

sqrt(64 - 64) = 0

The answer is the third one. The answer will always be 0 when the graph touches the x axis and does not go through it.

answer set (b) 0.5, 3/4 80% is in order from least to greatest.  

step-by-step explanation:

in order to compare rational numbers to each other, it is much easier if they are in the same form.   typically, the best form in which to evaluate rational numbers is in decimals.   in order to convert a percent to a decimal, you would divide the given percentage by 100.   you can also accomplish the conversion by moving the decimal point over two places to the left.   for example, the decimal value of 80% is 80/100, or 0.8.   in order to convert a fraction to a decimal, you need to divide the numerator by the denominator.   for example, 3/4 is 0.75.   so, for choice (b) 0.5 3/4 (0.75), 80% (0.8) is the only choice in which the numbers are in order from least to greatest.