A student finds the slope of the line between (8, 17) and (1, 4). She write 17-4/1-8. What mistake did she make?
1 answer:
Answer: OPTION D.
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula that is used to calculate the slope of a line is:
Where and
are two points on the line.
In this case the student finds the slope of the line that passes trough these points:
You can notice that she writes in the numerator that:
So she chose the point as
and the point
as
.
Then and
in the denominator must be:
Therefore, she did not keep the order of the points the same in the numerator and the denominator.
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Answer:
A) The vertex ( h , k) = ( -2 , -18)
B) The minimum value of the given function = - 18
C) The Axis of the symmetry for f(t) is y -axis
Step-by-step explanation:
A)
Given a parabola f(t) = t² + 4 t − 14
f(t) = t² + 2(2) t + (2)²-4− 14
f(t) = (t +2)² - 18
Let comparing y = (x +2)² -18
(x +2)² = y + 18
(x-h))² = 4 a ( y - k))²
<em>The vertex ( h , k) = ( -2 , -18)</em>
B)
Given a parabola f(t) = t² + 4 t − 14
Differentiating with respective to 't'
f¹(t) = 2 t + 4
f¹(t) = 2 t + 4 = 0
now
Again Differentiating with respective to 't'
f(x) has a minimum value at t = -2
Given f(t) = t² + 4 t − 14
f( -2) = 4 + 4(-2) -14 = 4 -8 -14 = -18
The minimum value of the given function = - 18
C)
f(t) = (t +2)² - 18
Let comparing y = (x +2)² -18
(x +2)² = y + 18
(x-h))² = 4 a ( y - k))²
The vertex ( h , k) = ( -2 , -18)
The Axis of the symmetry for f(t) is y -axis