If you are using algebra tiles to factor a trinomial of the form ax2 + bx + c, when would you need to bring in zero pairs? Why?

Ihave a 69 and an 82. the 69 is worth 40% of my grade and the 82 is worth 15%. can someone tell me my current average grade.

An airplane travels at an unknown elevation before it descends 3 miles to an elevation of 15 miles. find the elevation of the plane before its descen.

The pyraminx is a rubik's cube-type toy in the shape of a tetrahedron. the pyraminx shown below has edges 15\,\text{cm}15cm long and vertical height h=12.2\,\text{cm}h=12.2cm. the triangle drawn with dashed lines is a right triangle. what is the distance rr? round your answer to the nearest tenth.