Question

PLEASE HELP I NEED THIS ASAP Find the vertex of y=x^2-7x+4

Answer 1

Answer:

$\mathrm{Minimum}\space\left(\frac{7}{2},\:-\frac{33}{4}\right)$

Step-by-step explanation:

$y=x^2-7x+4\\\mathrm{The\:vertex\:of\:an\:up-down\:facing\:parabola\:of\:the\:form}\:y=ax^2+bx+c\:\mathrm{is}\:x_v=-\frac{b}{2a}\\\mathrm{The\:parabola\:params\:are:}\\a=1,\:b=-7,\:c=4\\x_v=-\frac{b}{2a}\\x_v=-\frac{\left(-7\right)}{2\cdot \:1}\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\x_v=\frac{7}{2}\\\mathrm{Plug\:in}\:\:x_v=\frac{7}{2}\:\mathrm{to\:find\:the}\:y_v\:\mathrm{value}\\y_v=\left(\frac{7}{2}\right)^2-7\cdot \frac{7}{2}+4$

$\mathrm{Simplify\:}\left(\frac{7}{2}\right)^2-7\cdot \frac{7}{2}+4:\quad -\frac{33}{4}\\y_v=-\frac{33}{4}\\Therefore\:the\:parabola\:vertex\:is\\\left(\frac{7}{2},\:-\frac{33}{4}\right)\\\mathrm{If}\:a0,\:\mathrm{then\:the\:vertex\:is\:a\:minimum\:value}\\a=1\\\mathrm{Minimum}\space\left(\frac{7}{2},\:-\frac{33}{4}\right)$