SOLUTION: A quadratic function is given (a) Express the quadratic function in standard form (b) Sketch its graph (c) Find its maximum or minimum value f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 1 f(x) = 3

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Question 904095: A quadratic function is given
(a) Express the quadratic function in standard form
(b) Sketch its graph
(c) Find its maximum or minimum value
f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 1
f(x) = 3x^2 - 6x + 1
f(x) = -x^2 - 3x + 3

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Standard Form will allow you to identify the vertex and easily to find the x-axis intercepts, helpful for graphing the functions.

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