A parabola, a graph of a quadratic function, cannot have a maximum vertex and a minimum vertex at the same time because of the shape of the graph. A parabola is a u-shaped graph. The vertex of the parabola is the point where the u changes direction; if it was increasing, it starts to decrease, and if it was decreasing, it starts to increase. Since a parabola only changes direction once, there will either be a minimum or a maximum, not both.
In the process of laying out the question, you have given us important facts about the shaded area and the unshaded area. Now step back for just a second. If they're that deeply involved in the question, do you honestly expect that anybody can answer the question without seeing the picture of them ? ! ?
257,650 rounded to the nearest hundred is 257,700 because it is right at the border (50) we have to round up.
f(2) This means that x is 2, so you plug in 2 for x in the equation
Your answer is D
