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Aman is 6 feet 3 inches tall. the top of his shadow touches a fire hydrant that is 13 feet 6 inches away. what is the angle of elevation from the base of the fire hydrant to the top of the man's head?

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