Kyle and Keion balanced on a seesaw. Kyle's weight is 500 N and Keion weight is 300 N. The seesaw is made of a uniform plank of weight 800 N which is 4 m
long, pivoted at its centre.
By taking moments about the pivot, calculate the distance, that Keion must sit
from the pivot to balance the plank if Kyle sits I m from one end of the plank.

(w – 2.5)(w + 2.5)

(–4v – 9)(–4v + 9)

step-by-step explanation:

a is the right answer

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

i agree because i see the other persons thinking is clear