Question

What’s the answer to this equation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Part A) The graph in the attached figure

Part B) see the explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A) Graph the function

we have the quadratic function

$y=3x^2-12x-36$

This is a vertical parabola open upward

The vertex is a minimum

using a graphing tool

The graph in the attached figure

Part B) What are the values of a, b and c?

we know that

The values of a and b represent the x-intercepts of the quadratic equation

The x-intercepts are

(-2,0) and (6,0)

so

$a=-2\\b=6$

Find the value of c

we know that

The x-coordinate of the vertex in a vertical parabola is equal to the midpoint of the roots

so

The value of c is equal to

$c=\frac{a+b}{2}$

substitute the given values

$c=\frac{-2+6}{2}=2$

see the attached figure