Parabolas a and b both have a focus at (2, 2). parabola a has a directrix at x = -1 and parabola b has a directrix at x = 5. what is the distance between the vertices of the two parabolas? a. 1.5 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 e. 6

Parabola A: directrix is at x = -1 and focus is at (2,2) so the vertex is the midpoint between those.  Vertex = (0.5, 2)

Parabola B: directrix is at x = 5 and focus is at (2,2) so the vertex is the midpoint between those.  Vertex = (3.5, 2)

Distance between Vertex A and Vertex B is the distance between (0.5, 2) and (3.5, 2) = 3

B

arithmetic sequence

step-by-step explanation:

given that a sequence has terms as

19, 15, 11,

this is represented on a graph

the pattern indicates that the sequence is an arithmetic sequence with i term

a=19 and common difference d =-4

any general term

thus the sequence is reduced by 4 for each successive term starting from 1 and nth term is

24-5n.

first negative term would start after 5th term

5th term =24-25< 0

from 5th term onwards the sequence would be negative.

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