6. Given two quadratic functions, what characteristics do you look at to see which achieves a higher value?
a. a-values and vertices
c. a-values and x-intercepts
b. a-values and y-intercepts
d. X- and y-intercepts
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Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?