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Lindsay is creating a bridge out of dried pasta and glue. in her plans, she sketches the graph to determine the lengths of the noodles, in centimeters, needed for the arch to increase the length of the bridge in 1 centimeter increments.which function did lindsay use to create her design? f(x) = (x – 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = 0.5(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –0.5(x – 5)2 + 8

Look at the following graph of the given equation. determine whether the equation is a function. explain why or why not.

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer