A line passes through the points (p, a) and (p, -a) where p and a are real numbers andp =\ 0. Describe each of the following. Explain your reasoning.

Nellie is analyzing a quadratic function f(x) and a linear function g(x). will they intersect? f(x) g(x) graph of the function f of x equals one half times x squared, plus 2 x g(x) 1 5 2 10 3 15

X^2/100+y^2/25=1 the length of the major axis is: a)5 b)10 c)20

Atown recently dismissed 5 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. the town had 5 employees over 50 years of age and 19 under 50. if the dismissed employees were selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 employees were over 50? express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.