PLEASE HELP! 30 POINTS!
The functions of f(x) = -(x-1)^2 - 2 and g(x) = (x+2)^2 + 1 have been rewritten using the completing-the-square method. State the vertex for each function. Is the vertex for each function a minimum or maximum? Explain your reasoning for each function.

The larger of two number is 4 less than twice the smaller number. the sum is 41. find the numbers

Alana has 12.5 cups of flour with which she is baking four loaves of raisin bread and one large pretzel. the pretzel requires 2.5 cups of flour to make. how much flour is in each loaf of raisin bread? explain the steps to follow to get the answer.

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?