B. You are given nine stones which look and feel identical. One of them contains a valuable gem worth $250,000 and is actually slightly heavier than the other eight (but not enough to detect by lifting by hand). If you identify the gemstone it is yours to keep. You have a balance scale, (see diagram) which you can use exactly two times. Once you have used the scale twice you never get another opportunity. How can you be certain to find the stone contains the gem. (If you guess at any point you lose your chance to win the gem stone.)

How do i simply this expression (quadratic formula basis) on a ti-84 or normal calculator?

Heather is riding a quadratic function that represents a parabola that touches but does not cross the x-axis at x=-6

(01.03 mc) which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression x multiplied by y to the power of 2 over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3, the whole to the power of negative 4. select one: a. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 7 multiplied by y to the power of negative 1. b. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of 12 multiplied by y to the power of negative 12. c. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3. d. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3.