14 foot ladder is leaning against a building. ladder makes a 45 degree angle with the buliding , how far up the building does the ladder reach

Astudent draws two parabolas both parabolas cross the x axis at (-4,0) and (6,0) the y intercept of the first parabolas 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