Can someone me answer these two pre-calculus problems?

Atheater wants to build movable steps that they can use to go on and off the stage. they want the steps to have enough space inside so they can also be used to store props. how much space is inside the steps?

These tables represent a quadratic function with a vertex at (0, -1). what is the average rate of change for the interval from x = 9 to x = 10?

The average daily maximum temperature for laura’s hometown can be modeled by the function f(x)=4.5sin(πx/6)+11.8 , where f(x) is the temperature in °c and x is the month. x = 0 corresponds to january. what is the average daily maximum temperature in may? round to the nearest tenth of a degree if needed. use 3.14 for π .