B is the midpoint of segment AC and C is the midpoint of segment AE. If BC = 12 what is BE?

The parabola y = x² - 4 opens: a.) up b.) down c.) right d.) left

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Ascientist has 50 grams of a radioactive element. the amount of radioactive element remaining after t days can be determined using the equation (1) after two days the scientist receives a second shipment of 50 grams of the same element. the equation used to represent the amount of shipment 2 remaining after t days is 10) - 50 which of the following is an equivalent form of the expression for the amount remaining in shipment 2? what’s the answer?