Three hundred yards of fencing is being used to fence in a rectangular garden. The area of the garden is modeled by a quadratic function of the rectangle’s width, A(w). What does the second coordinate of the vertex of the quadratic function. A(w), represent?
the minimum width that can be used for the fencing
the maximum area that can be enclosed by the fencing
the width that gives the maximum area
the length that gives the maximum area

Let f(x) = 3 − x . find the average rate of change of f(x) from x = a to x = a + h and simplify your answer so that no single factor of h is left in the denominator.

Expresa commuter train leaves downtown sation and travels at a average speed of 55 miles per hour towards the north side sation, which is 50miles away. thirty minutes later, express commuter train #7 leaves north side and travels at a average speed of 35miles per hour towards downtown sation. at the moment the two trains pass each other, how far(in miles) is train #12 from the downtown sation and how long(in minutes) has the #12 train been traveling

One of every 20 customers reports poor customer service on your company’s customer satisfaction survey. you have just created a new process that should cut the number of poor customer service complaints in half. what percentage of customers would you expect to report poor service after this process is implemented? 1.) 5% 2.) 10% 3.) 2% 4.) 2.5%