Abuilding contractor has a piece of crown molding that is 48 ½ inches long. he cuts off one piece measuring 10 ¼ inches and another piece 2 feet ⅛ inch. how much crown molding does he have left?

The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

What value of x is in the solution set of 4x – 12 s 16 + 8x?

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (–4, 0) and (6, 0). the y-intercept of the first parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0, –24). what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth