Answer:
x = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
3(-2 - 3x) = -9x - 4 (Given)
3(-2) + 3(-3x) = -9x - 4 (Distributive Property of Equality)
-6 + 9x = -9x - 4 (Simplify)
-6 + 4 -9x= -9x - 4 + 4 (Addition Property of Equality)
-2 + 9x = -9x (Simplify)
-2 + (Division Property of Equality)
-2 = x (Simplify)
x = -2 (Symmetric Property of Equality)
Answer:
0
Step-by-step explanation:
This equation is in "vertex form," meaning that you can identify the vertex and other features of the graph from the equation.
y = a(x -h)² +k . . . . . the vertex is (h, k); the vertical scale factor is "a"
Comparing to your equation, you see ...
a = -1/2, h = 3, k = -1
The vertex is (h, k) = (3, -1). The vertical scale factor is negative.
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This tells you the graph opens downward (the scale factor is negative), and the vertex (maximum point) is below the x-axis. (It has a negative y-coordinate.)
Because it start below the x-axis and goes down from there, the graph does not intersect the x-axis. There are zero (0) x-intercepts.
