If g(x) = 2x2 - 4, find g(-2)

Can somebody 1. what is the formula for finding the vertical distance between two points on a coordinate plane?

From the top of a tree a bird looks down on a field mouse at an angle of depression of 50°. if the field mouse is 40 meters from the base of the tree, find the vertical distance from the ground to the bird's eyes.

Fred and gene are hang gliding. fred is 700 feet above the ground and descending at 15 ft/s. gene is decending as shown in the table. interpret the rates of change and initial values of the linear functions in terms of the situations they model. show all work. freds equation is f(x)=-15x+700. ( genes is the table attached)