Aplane , parallel to the base of a cone intersects the cone at the midpoint between points a and b. determine the area of the cross section formed by the intersection of the plane and the cone . leave the answers in terms of pi.

a) 1.5pi in^2
b) 3 pi in ^2
c) 9 pi in^2
d) 36 pi in ^2

Since opening night, attendance at play a has increased steadily, while attendance at play b first rose and then fell. equations modeling the daily attendance y at each play are shown below, where x is the number of days since opening night. on what day(s) was the attendance the same at both plays? what was the attendance? play a: y = 8x + 191 play b: y = -x^2 + 26x + 126