Find the unknown side length x. Write your answer in simplest radical form.

Acollege is planning to construct a rectangular parking lot on land bordered on one side by a highway. the plan is to use 680 feet of fencing to fence off the other three sides. what dimensions should the lot have if the enclosed area is to be a maximum?

If x=-3 is the only x-intercept of the graph of a quadratic equation, which statement best discribes the discriminant of the equation?

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