What is the equation from the parent function f(x)=x2 that is horizontally shifted 2 units left, and vertically shrunk 3/4 and reflected across the x-axis. Write your
answer in vertex form.

Subscriptions to a popular fashion magazine have gone down by a consistent percentage each year and can be modeled by the function y = 42,000(0.96)t. what does the value 42,000 represent in the function?

Express in the simplest form: (x^2+9x+14/x^2-49) / (3x+6/x^2+x-56)

An initial investment of $100 is now valued at $150. the annual interest rate is 5%, compounded continuously. the equation 100e0.05t = 150 represents the situation, where t is the number of years the money has been invested. about how long has the money been invested? use your calculator and round to the nearest whole number. years