Question

Which is the graph of f(x)=(x-1)(x+4)

Answer 1

• The parabola opens upward
• The x-intercepts at (-4, 0) and (1, 0)
• The y-intercept is the point (0, -4)
• The axis of symmetry is x = - ³/₂  
• The minimum value is -6¹/₄
• The vertex is (- ³/₂, - 6¹/₄)

Further explanation

The quadratic function is described by the standard equation $\boxed{ \ f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c \ }.$

We have the quadratic function $\boxed{ \ f(x) = (x - 1)(x + 4) \ }.$

Let us configure it to obtain a standard equation.

$\boxed{f(x) = (x - 1)(x + 4)}$

$\boxed{f(x) = x^2 + 4x - x - 4}$

Hence, we get $\boxed{\boxed{ \ f(x) = x^2 + 3x - 4 \ }}.$

• We identify the coefficients a, b, and c. For this equation, $\boxed{ \ a = 1, b = 3, and \ c = -4 \ }$
• The parabola opens upward because a > 0, resulting in a vertex that is a minimum.
• The y-intercept of the quadratic function f(x) = x² + 3x - 4 is (0, c), i.e., the point $\boxed{ \ (0, -4) \ }.$
• From $\boxed{ \ f (x) = (x - 1)(x + 4) \ }$ we get the x-intercepts at $\boxed{ \ (-4, 0) \ and \ (1, 0) \ }$
• The axis of symmetry is $\boxed{ \ x = h = -\frac{b}{2a} \ }$, i.e., $\boxed{ \ x = h = -\frac{3}{2(1)} \rightarrow h = -\frac{3}{2} \ }$
• The minimum value is $\boxed{ \ k = -\frac{25}{4} = -6\frac{1}{4} \ }$
• The vertex is $\boxed{ \ (h, k) \ },$ where $\boxed{ \ k = f(h) \ }$  or $\boxed{ \ k = \frac{b^2 - 4ac}{-4a} \ }$

Finding the minimum value is as follows:

• $\boxed{ \ k = f (- \frac{3}{2}) = (- \frac{3}{2})^2 + 3(- \frac{3}{2}) - 4 = -\frac{25}{4} = -6\frac{1}{4} \ }, or$
• $\boxed{ \ k = \frac{3^2 - 4(1)(-4)}{-4(1)} = -\frac{25}{4} = -6\frac{1}{4} \ }$

Notes:

• The graph of a quadratic function is called a parabola.
• When a > 0, the parabola opens upward, resulting in a vertex that is a minimum.
• When a < 0, the parabola opens downward, resulting in a vertex that is a maximum.
• The value c is the y-intercept of the graph, because a y-intercept is a point on the graph where x is zero. In other words, the graph passes through the point $\boxed{ \ (0, c) \ }.$
• From $\boxed{ \ f (x) = (x - x_1)(x - x_2) \ }$ we get x-intercepts at $\boxed{ \ (x_1, 0) \ and \ (x_2, 0) \ }.$  
• An x-intercept represents a point on the graph where y is zero.
• The axis of symmetry represent the line that passes through the vertex of parabola with equation $\boxed{ \ x = h = -\frac{b}{2a} \ }$
• The vertex is $\boxed{ \ (h, k) \ },$ where $\boxed{ \ k = f(h) \ }$  or $\boxed{ \ k = \frac{b^2 - 4ac}{-4a} \ }$

Learn more

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