I selected -2 1/2 as my number. It's opposite is 2 1/2. How far away from zero is -2 1/2?

Solve the x in the equation x^2+14x+17=-96

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The average number of vehicles waiting in line to enter a parking lot can be modeled by the function f left parenthesis x right x squared over 2 left parenthesis 1 minus x right parenthesis endfraction , where x is a number between 0 and 1 known as the traffic intensity. find the rate of change of the number of vehicles waiting with respect to the traffic intensity for the intensities (a) xequals0.3 and (b) xequals0.6.