USE PEMDAS ( parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction)
[(1+5)⋅2−5]⋅2
[6⋅2−5]⋅2
[12−5]⋅2
7⋅2
14
The answer is: 14
Carry out the mult.: f(x) = -[x^2 - 21x + 9x - 189]
Combine like terms: f(x) = -[x^2 - 12x - 189]
Eliminate the brackets [ ]: f(x) = -x^2 + 12x + 189
Identify coefficients a, b and c: a= -1, b=12, c=189
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = -b/(2a), which here equals
x = -(12)/[2(-1)], or x = 6
This is also the x-coordinate of the vertex. Plug x=6 into the original equation to calculate the y-coordinate.
An number multiplied by zero is zero. This is because you are essentially saying that 1,000 0 times is zero.
4.6 is the correct answer. Hope I helped:)
