When i have a parabola, how do i find the increasing and decreasing. my friend told me you look at the x values, but i thought it made more sense with the y values.

Arunning track in the shape of an oval is shown. the ends of the track form semicircles. a running track is shown. the left and right edges of the track are identical curves. the top and bottom edges of the track are straight lines. the track has width 56 m and length of one straight edge 130 m. what is the perimeter of the inside of the track? (π = 3.14) 260.00 m 347.92 m 372.00 m 435.84 m

Aplot of land is shaped like a quadrilateral. fences are built on the diagonal to divide the area into 4 sections. what is vi to the nearest tenth? gv = 6.55fv = 5.84vh = 3.27vi = ?

Find the area of the triangle formed by the origin and the points of intersection of parabolas y=−3x^2+20 and y=x^2−16.