Question

Which graph represents the given equation?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  A

Step-by-step explanation:

The axis of symmetry of quadratic ax²+bx+c is x=-b/(2a). For the given equation, the axis of symmetry is ...

  x = -4/(2(3/2)) = -4/3

The only graph with its vertex at x=-4/3 is graph A.

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Additional comment

You can also make the correct choice by evaluating the equation at a couple of different values of x. Convenient ones are x= -1, or 0, or +1. The value at x=0 is the y-intercept, (0, -2), which seems to be a point on all of the graphs. The value at x=1 is 3/2+4-2 = 3.5, which looks like it is only seen on graph A.