Maria rode her bicycle at an average speed of 18 mph on level roads and then slowed down to 10mph on the hilly roads of the trip. The entire trip covered 98 miles. How long did the entire trip take if traveling the level roads took the same time as traveling the hilly roads? {Remember, d = r·t }

Let the time = X

Distance = Rate times time

Level roads = 18x

Hills = 10x

Total is 98 miles

18x+10x = 98

Add:

28x = 98

Divide both sides by 28:

x = 3.5

She spent 3.5 hours on each part

Total time = 3.5 + 3.5 = 7 hours

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

i believe it is the square root of 122 because when you turn it on it's side, to where the 5 inches is on the bottom, it looks like it is the same length.