i just can't remember how to do it, so if you could explain with the suggestion instead of only answering the question that would be great. Thanks!

What is the length of the segment, endpoints of which are intersections of parabolas y=x^2− 11/4 x− 7/4 and y=− 7 /8 x^2+x+ 31/8 ?

If you were constructing a triangular frame, and you had wood in the length of 4 inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood?

The key on a road map has a scale factor of 1.5 inches = 50 miles. the distance between santa fe and albuquerque measures 7.5 inches. the distance between santa fe and taos is 0.75 inches. what is the actual distance between the cities?