Given the graph, which points would we consider vertices. (-3.5,0)
(10,1.5)
(6,0)
(-7,-5)
(0,0)
(0,-3)
(0,5)
(3.5,10)

no

step-by-step explanation:

a) 40 more; b) old factory:   10%, new factory:   16%; c) week 4

explanation:

a) at week 0, we see in the graph that the new factory produces 190 specialty items.  

using the function, substituting 0 in for w,

this is a difference of 230-190 = 40.

b) the function for the old factory is written in the form f(x) = a(1+r)ˣ, where a is the original amount, x is the amount of time and r is the growth rate.   the equation for the old factory is ; 230 is in place of a and is the original amount; w is the amount of time; which means 1+r = 1.1.   this means that r must be 0.1 or 10%.

for the new factory, we find the percent of increase to find the growth rate; the formula for this is

between the first two points, the amount of change is 220-190 = 30; this gives us

30/190 = 0.158 ≈ 0.16 = 16%

c) at week 0, the old factory has 230 while the new factory has 190.

at week 1, the old factory has 230(1.1) = 253 while the new factory has 220.

at week 2, the old factory has 230(1.1²) = 278.3 while the new factory has 252.

at week 3, the old factory has 230(1.1³) = 306.13 while the new factory has 290.

at week 4, the old factory has 230(1.1⁴) = 336.743 while the new factory has 337.   this is the first week that the new factory surpasses the old.

the diagram shows you   triangle def with de=4, df=9 and de≠df≠ef.

the sum of the lengths of two triangles' sides are always greater than the length of the third side:

substitute sides lengths:

then 5< ef< 13 (option 3 is true).

def is a scalene triangle with all sides of different lengths (option 5 is true, option 2 is false).

answer: correct choices are 1, 3 and 5

15. x> 15/4,x< 17/2

step-by-step explanation: