SOLUTION: consider the function f(x)=x^2-6x+2 find h the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola.

Question 171395This question is from textbook pearson prentice hall
: consider the function f(x)=x^2-6x+2 find h the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola. This question is from textbook pearson prentice hall

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In order to find the vertex, we first need to find the x-coordinate of the vertex.

To find the x-coordinate of the vertex, use this formula: .

Start with the given formula.

From , we can see that , , and .

Plug in and .

Negate to get .

Multiply 2 and to get .

Divide.

So the x-coordinate of the vertex is . Note: this means that the axis of symmetry is also .

Since the x-coordinate of the vertex is , this means that
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