Solving Linear equations 5x + 1 = -2x - 8

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Parabolas y=−2x^2 and y=2x^2+k intersect at points a and b that are in the third and the fourth quadrants respectively. find k if length of the segment ab is 5.

Aclothing designer is selecting models to walk the runway for her fashion show. the clothes she designed require each model’s height to be no more than y inches from 5 feet 10 inches, or 70 inches. which graph could be used to determine the possible variance levels that would result in an acceptable height, x?