What's the area of the smaller rectangle

For the quadratic function [tex]y=(x+4)^2-1[/tex] , do the following: a) rewrite the function in the standard form, b) rewrite the function in intercept form, c) find the vertex, d) find the y-intercept, e) find the x-intercepts.

Which must be true in order for the relationship △zyv ~ △xwv to be correct? zy ∥ wx ∠z ≅ ∠y and ∠w ≅ ∠x zv ≅ vy and wv ≅ vx ∠z ≅ ∠x and ∠w ≅ ∠y

Which of the following parabolas opens up?