Determine which has the greater rate of change and please explain it so I can understand better
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In which direction does the left side of the graph of this function point? a(x) = 3x - x2 + 4x - 2

Which two fractions are equivalent to 24/84? 6/42 and 2/7 6/21 and 2/6 12/42 and 3/7 12/42 and 2/7

Aspacecraft can attain a stable orbit 300 kilometers above earth if it reaches a velocity of 7.7 kilometers per second. the formula for a rocket's maximum velocity v in kilometers per second is vequalsminus0.0098tplusc ln upper r, where t is the firing time in seconds, c is the velocity of the exhaust in kilometers per second, and r is the ratio of the mass of the rocket filled with fuel to the mass of the rocket without fuel. find the velocity of a spacecraft whose booster rocket has a mass ratio of 20, an exhaust velocity of 2.1 km/s, and a firing time of 15 s. can the spacecraft achieve a stable orbit 300 km above earth?