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What is the equation of the following graph in vertex form? parabolic function going down from the left through the point zero comma twelve and through the point two comma zero and turning at the point four comma negative four and going up through the point six comma zero and continuing towards infinity courtesy of texas instruments a: y = (x − 4)2 − 4 b: y = (x + 4)2 − 4 c: y = (x + 2)2 + 6 d: y = (x + 2)2 + 12

Ben is three times as old as samantha, who is two years older than half of michel's age. if michel is 12. how old is ben?

Write and solve a real word problem that involves determining distance on a coordinate plane