Help please with trig i have no idea what to do

The parabola y = x² - 4 opens: a.) up b.) down c.) right d.) left

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (-4, 0) and (6,0). the y-intercept of thefirst parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0-24). what is the positive difference between the avalues for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.

Factor the polynomial 4x4 – 20x2 – 3x2 + 15 by grouping. what is the resulting expression? (4x2 + 3)(x2 – 5) (4x2 – 3)(x2 – 5) (4x2 – 5)(x2 + 3) (4x2 + 5)(x2 – 3)