Derive the quadratic formula from the standard form (ax2 + bx + c = 0) of a quadratic equation by following the steps below.
1. divide all terms in the equation by a.
2. subtract the constant (the term without an x) from both sides.
3. add a constant (in terms of a and b) that will complete the square.
4. take the square root of both sides of the equation.
5. solve for x.

Tomas is making trail mix using granola and walnuts. he can spend a total of $12 on the ingredients. he buys 3 pounds of granola that costs $2.00 per pound. the walnuts cost $6 per pound. he uses the equation to represent the total cost, where x represents the number of pounds of granola and y represents the number of pounds of walnuts. he solves the equation for y, the number of pounds of walnuts he can buy. answer- b tomas added 6 to both sides of the equation instead of subtracting 6. just took the test

Yoku is putting on sunscreen. he uses 2\text{ ml}2 ml to cover 50\text{ cm}^250 cm 2 of his skin. he wants to know how many milliliters of sunscreen (c)(c) he needs to cover 325\text{ cm}^2325 cm 2 of his skin. how many milliliters of sunscreen does yoku need to cover 325 \text{ cm}^2325 cm 2 of his skin?

The height of a flare fired from the deck of a ship in distress can be modeled by h(t)= -2(8t^2-52t-28), where h is the height of the flare above water and t is the time in seconds. a. find the time it takes the flare to hit the water.