A6 ft long board is divided into sections that are each 1/3 ft long. how many sections are there? 3 8 12 18

For the quadratic function [tex]y=(x+4)^2-1[/tex] , do the following: a) rewrite the function in the standard form, b) rewrite the function in intercept form, c) find the vertex, d) find the y-intercept, e) find the x-intercepts.