How do I find the quadratic equation with the following: passing through (1/2,0), (-1/2,0), and (0,1) ??

Idont understand math at all! : o( use this scenario to answer the remaining questions: brenton purchased a new bedroom set for $4,500.00. he lives in arizona and pays a 8.75% sales tax. if he made a 50% down payment and financed the rest, what amount did he finance? what is the total sales tax brenton will pay? enter your answer in currency format, round to the nearest cent. what was brenton's total amount financed? enter your answer in currency format, round to the nearest cent.

Apasta salad was chilled in the refrigerator at 35° f overnight for 9 hours. the temperature of the pasta dish dropped from 86° f to 38° f. what was the average rate of cooling per hour?

You are living in aldine, tx and you are planning a trip to six flags in arlington, tx. you look on a map that has a scale of 0.5 inches to 30 miles. if the map shows the scale distance from aldine to arlington is 4 inches, how far is the actual distance?