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In triangle abc segment de is parallel to the side ac . (the endpoints of segment de lie on the sides ab and bc respectively). find de, if ac=20cm, ab=17cm, and bd=11.9cm;

What is the equation of the following graph in vertex form? parabolic function going down from the left through the point zero comma twelve and through the point two comma zero and turning at the point four comma negative four and going up through the point six comma zero and continuing towards infinity courtesy of texas instruments a: y = (x − 4)2 − 4 b: y = (x + 4)2 − 4 c: y = (x + 2)2 + 6 d: y = (x + 2)2 + 12

Find the quotient with the restriction.