To begin, you are given two point that this function would intercept: (0,3) where the 0 is the original year (2000) and 3 is the amount of million cars sold. The next point would be (6,2.5) Where the 6 is the 6 years later and the 2.5 is the 2.5 million cars sold. Since we have 2 points, we can work out the gradient by finding the rate of change in y and dividing by the rate of change in x:
We then substitute in the points:
Because we started on the y-intercept of (0,3), we already have our intercept value of 3. If we did not start with the y-intercept given, we could substitute in a point to solve for it:
<h2><u>Answer:</u></h2><h2>Polynomials have the domain of all Reals. Plugging any Real number into the equation will give you a value. </h2><h2>Domain = {x|x∈R}</h2><h2><u></u></h2><h2><u> Step-by-step explanation:</u></h2><h2>The range is dependent on the curve itself. The axis of symmetry for this function is</h2><h2>x = -b/2a = -1(-10)/2(1) = 10/2 = 5 </h2><h2>The vertex is F(5) = (5)2 + (-10)(5) + 21 = 21 -50 + 21 = -8</h2><h2>Since the leading coefficient is positive, the parabola opens up and the vertex (5,-8) is a local minimum. It turns out to be an absolute minimum too so the Range = {x|x∈R, x≥-8}</h2><h2><u>Thank you</u></h2><h2><u>sunshinemadison101</u></h2>