The safety inspector notes that Ray also needs to plan for a vertical ladder through the center of the coaster's parabolic shape for access to the coaster to perform safety repairs. Find the vertex and the equation for the axis of symmetry of the parabola, showing your work, so Ray can include it in his coaster plan.
mine is f(x)=3x^2 +2x –16.

Valentino starts with a population of 1,500 amoebas that increases 35% in size every hour for a number of hours, h. the expression 1,500(1+0.35)h finds the number of amoebas after h hours. which statement about this expression is true? a. it is the initial population raised to the growth factor after h hours. b. it is the sum of the initial population and the percent increase. c. it is the sum of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours. d. it is the product of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours.

James wants to promote his band on the internet. site a offers website hosting for $4.95 per month with a $49.95 startup fee. site b offers website hosting for $9.95 per month with no startup fee. for how many months would james need to keep the website for site a to be a better choice than site b? define a variable for the situation. write an inequality that represents the situation. solve the inequality to find out how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b. using words, describe how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b.

Find the exact value of each of the following. in each case, show your work and explain the steps you take to find the value. (a) sin 17π/6 (b) tan 13π/4 (c) sec 11π/3