Use the properties learned in this unit (Algebraic properties) to answer the following questions.

For problems 29 - 31 the graph of a quadratic function y=ax^2 + bx + c is shown. tell whether the discriminant of ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is positive, negative, or zero.

Emily is entering a bicycle race for charity. her mother pledges $0.90 for every 0.75 mile she bikes. if emily bikes 18 miles, how much will her mother donate?

Set $r$ is a set of rectangles such that (1) only the grid points shown here are used as vertices, (2) all sides are vertical or horizontal and (3) no two rectangles in the set are congruent. if $r$ contains the maximum possible number of rectangles given these conditions, what fraction of the rectangles in set $r$ are squares? express your answer as a common fraction.