Can you answer this math homework? Please!

In which direction does the left side of the graph of this function point? a(x) = 3x - x2 + 4x - 2

Monitors manufactured by tsi electronics have life spans that have a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 1800 hours and a mean life span of 20,000 hours. if a monitor is selected at random, find the probability that the life span of the monitor will be more than 17,659 hours. round your answer to four decimal places.

Factor the following expression completely 6x^11-24x^7