Which irrational number can be multiplied by (the picture) to get a product that equals 1?

The vertex of this parabola is at (-2,-3). when the x-value is -1, the y-value is -5. what is the coefficient of the squared expression in the parabola's equation?

Ur environment is very sensitive to the amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere. the level of ozone normally found is 4.04.0 parts/million (ppm). a researcher believes that the current ozone level is not at a normal level. the mean of 2525 samples is 4.44.4 ppm with a standard deviation of 0.80.8. assume the population is normally distributed. a level of significance of 0.020.02 will be used. make the decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. answer tables

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?