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Lindsay is creating a bridge out of dried pasta and glue. in her plans, she sketches the graph to determine the lengths of the noodles, in centimeters, needed for the arch to increase the length of the bridge in 1 centimeter increments.which function did lindsay use to create her design? f(x) = (x – 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = 0.5(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –0.5(x – 5)2 + 8

Will mark brainliest if you answer ! the taco shop sold 198 lunches friday. this number is 3 more than 3 times the number they sold monday. let n represent the number of lunches sold monday. which equation shows an equality between two different ways of expressing the number of lunches sold on friday? a. n – 3 = 198 b. 3n – 3 = 198 c. 3n + 3 = 198 d. n + 3 = 198

Create and solve a linear equation that represents the model, where squares and triangles are shown evenly balanced on a balance beam. assume the weight of a square is 1 unit and the weight of a triangle is unknown.