What is the value of b squared -4ac for the followin equation 2x squared-2x-1=0

The graph of a function f(x)=(x+2)(x-4). which describes all of the values for which the graph is negative and increasing? all real values of x where x< -2 all real values of x where -2

Astudy was interested in determining if eating milk chocolate lowered someone's cholesterol levels.ten people's cholesterol was measured. then, each of these individuals were told to eat 100g of milk chocolate every day and to eat as they normally did. after two weeks, their cholesterol levels were measured again. is there evidence to support that their cholesterol levels went down? how should we write the alternative hypothesis? (mud = the population mean difference= before - after)a. ha: mud = 0b. ha: mud > 0c. ha: mud < 0d. ha: mud does not equal 0

The mean finish time was 185.52 with a standard deviation of 0.327 minute. the winning car driven by chris finished in 185.13. the previous year race had a mean finish time of 110.3 with a standard deviation of 0.106. the winning car that year driven by karen finished in 110.13 minutes. find their respective z-scores. chris - z-score karen “- z-score