The standard form of the equation of a parabola is y=-2x2 - 8x-13. What is the vertex form of the equation?
A. y = -2(x+2)2 - 13
B. y = -2(x - 2)2 -5
C. y= -2(x - 2)2 - 13
D. y=-2(x+2)2 - 5

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?

Jahdzia wears her winter coat when the temperature is colder than -4 degrees celsius. write an inequality that is true only for temperatures (t) at which jahdzia wears her winter coat.

Gables properties corp. is leasing office building with an area of 49b^2+70b+25. what is the shape of the building? a) rectangle b) square