Why do we study patterns in mathematics

Select all of the quadrants that the parabola whose equation is y=√x-4 (principal square root) occupies. i ii iii iv

Agroup of randomly selected apple valley high school students were asked to pick their favorite gym class. the table below shows the results of the survey. there are 528 students at apple valley high school. gym class number of students racquet sports 1 team sports 9 track and field 17 bowling 13 based on the data, what is the most reasonable estimate for the number of students at apple valley high school whose favorite gym class is bowling? choose 1 answer a. 9 b. 13 c. 119 d. 172

The statements below can be used to prove that the triangles are similar. ? △abc ~ △xyz by the sss similarity theorem. which mathematical statement is missing? ∠b ≅ ∠y ∠b ≅ ∠z