Do you know what slope is
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The SLOPE is basically the change in height, or the change in distance, and it's usually used in functions, in algebra. It's basically the same as rise over run, and it's used to find the average rate of change in functions.
The formula you would follow for a slope is
and by the 1 and 2 in the parentheses, I don't mean you would multiply. I mean you would take the second y-intercept value, and subtract it by the first y-intercept value, and then subtract the second x-intercept value by the first x-intercept value, and then divide them both.
The formula you would follow for a slope is
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Step-by-step explanation:
f(x) = x2 + 2x - 2 should be rewritten using " ^ " to indicate exponentiation:
f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 2.
We find a couple of key points and use the fact that this parabola is symmetric about the line
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x = ----------- = -1. When x = -1, y = f(-1) = (-1)^2 + 2(-1) - 2, or 1 - 2 -2, or -3.
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Thus the vertex is at (-1, -3). The y-intercept is found by letting x = 0: y = -2. The axis of symmetry is x = -1.
Graph x = -1 and then reflect this y-intercept (0, -2) about the line x = -1, obtaining (-2, -2). If necessary, find 1 or two more points (such as the x-intercepts).
To find the roots (x-intercepts), set f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 2 = 0 and solve for x.
Completing the square, we obtain x^2 + 2x + 1 - 2 = + 1, or (x + 1)^2 = 3.
Taking the square root of both sides yields x + 1 = ±√3. One of the two roots is x = 1.732 - 1, or 0.732, so one of the two x-intercepts is (0.732, 0).
