How long is the shorter side of a rectangle when one side is 2 times longer then the other and the area is 15?

Issof claims that the scale factor is 1/2. which statement about his claim is correct

The height of a flare fired from the deck of a ship in distress can be modeled by h(t)= -2(8t^2-52t-28), where h is the height of the flare above water and t is the time in seconds. a. find the time it takes the flare to hit the water.

Using inductive reasoning, what is the next two numbers in this set? 1,-7,13,-19 i got the numbers 14,-26 is that right?