Solve by completing the square x^2 + 8x – 2 = 0

5500 dollars is placed in an account with an annual interest rate of 6.5%. to the nearest tenth of a year, how long will it take for the account value to reach 19700 dollars?

Brook states that the distance on the line is 4 units. caleb states that the whole line does not have a distance because it continues on forever. vivian states that the line is 6 units long. which distance did brook measure? which distance did vivian measure?

Since opening night, attendance at play a has increased steadily, while attendance at play b first rose and then fell. equations modeling the daily attendance y at each play are shown below, where x is the number of days since opening night. on what day(s) was the attendance the same at both plays? what was the attendance? play a: y = 8x + 191 play b: y = -x^2 + 26x + 126