Answer:
graph of a quadratic function with a minimum at negative 1.5, negative 6.2 and x intercepts at 1 and negative 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The graph shows the minimum is (-1.5, -6.25) and the x-intercepts are a -4 and 1. This matches the last description.
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The x-coordinates of the offered minima are all different, so it is sufficient to know that the axis of symmetry is the line ...
x = -b/(2a) = -3/(2(1)) = -1.5 . . . . . . . for quadratic f(x) = ax² +bx +c
This is the x-coordinate of the minimum.
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Answer:
a (3,-1)
Step-by-step explanation:
The number that "completes the square" is the square of half the x-coefficient, (-6/2)^2 = 9. Rearranging the given function to include the square trinomial, we have ...
f(x) = x^2 -6x +9 -1 . . . . . . . here, we have 8 = 9 - 1
f(x) = (x -3)^2 -1 . . . . . . . . . . vertex form
Comparing this to the generic vertex form ...
f(x) = (x -h)^2 +k . . . . . . . vertex at (h, k)
we see that h=3 and k=-1.
The vertex is (h, k) = (3, -1).
