1 : you would use a graduated cylinder . 2 : , you would use a yard stick or maybe a ruler if you are not able to find one. You can also use a meter stick.
First write it in vertex form :-
y= a(x - 2)^2 + 3 where a is some constant.
We can find the value of a by substituting the point (0.0) into the equation:-
0 = a((-2)^2 + 3
4a = -3
a = -3/4
so our equation becomes y = (-3/4)(x - 2)^2 + 3
First, we get the area of each tile: (100 cm = 1m)
.20 m* .15 m = 0.03m^2
Then, we solve for the total area of the wall:
5m*3m= 15m^2
Then we divide
15/0.03 = 500 tiles
(x-4)^2-19=y
you first add the three to the other side, then add 16 on both sides, make the left side x-4 squared, and lastly you subtract 19 from both sides.