Answer:
0
Step-by-step explanation:
This equation is in "vertex form," meaning that you can identify the vertex and other features of the graph from the equation.
y = a(x -h)² +k . . . . . the vertex is (h, k); the vertical scale factor is "a"
Comparing to your equation, you see ...
a = -1/2, h = 3, k = -1
The vertex is (h, k) = (3, -1). The vertical scale factor is negative.
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This tells you the graph opens downward (the scale factor is negative), and the vertex (maximum point) is below the x-axis. (It has a negative y-coordinate.)
Because it start below the x-axis and goes down from there, the graph does not intersect the x-axis. There are zero (0) x-intercepts.
Answer:
This is easy to do on your own. Just think of 3 numbers, put them in for x, solve, and show your work.
Step-by-step explanation:
Because M is the midpoint of AB, then AM and MB are equal distances. And because a segment can be written as the sum of its pieces, AM + MB = AB.
So,
AM + MB = AB <--- distance of a segment is the sum of its pieces
AM + AM = AB <--- M is the midpoint, so AM = MB
3x + 3 + 3x + 3 = 8x - 6 <--- substituting known amounts that were given
6x + 6 = 8x - 6 <--- collect like terms on the left side
6x = 8x - 12 <--- subtract 6 on both sides
-2x = -12 <--- subtract 8x on both sides
x = 6 <--- divide both sides by -2
Because x = 6, we put it back into AM. 3(6) + 3 = 18 + 3 = 21
Thus, AM is 21 units.
