Quadratic equations. vertical stretch see photo

What is the area of the trapezoid shown ?

Apositive number a or the same number a increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% of the result?

Identify the function that contains the data in the following table: x     -2         0         2         3         5     f(x)     5         3         1         2         4     possible answers: f(x) = |x| + 1 f(x) = |x - 2| f(x) = |x - 2| - 1 f(x) = |x - 2| + 1