Two boats depart from a port located at (–8, 1) in a coordinate system measured in kilometers and travel in a positive x-direction. The first boat follows a path that can be modeled by a quadratic function with a vertex at (1, 10), whereas the second boat follows a path that can be modeled by a quadratic function with a vertex at (0, –7). Which system of equations can be used to determine whether the paths of the boats cross?
Answer
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StartLayout Enlarged Left-Brace 1st Row y = negative one-ninth (x minus 1) squared + 10 2nd Row y = one-eighth x squared minus 7 EndLayout