a. y=4x^2+8x-4 answer: y = 4(x+1)²-8
b. y=-3x^2-4x-1 answer: y = -3 +
c. y=-5x^2+10x+1 answer: y = 5(x-1)²+6
d. y=-2x^2+10x-11 answer: y = -2(x-5/2)²+3/2
e. y=3x^2+9x+6 answer: y = -3 -
I'll do (b) only. The others are the same.
y = -3x² - 4x - 1
Factor the coefficient of x² out of the first two terms.
(Do not factor out x with it)
y = -3(x² + x) - 1
To the side multiply by , getting
Square getting
Add and then subtract inside the parentheses:
y = -3(x² + x + - ) - 1
Change the parentheses to brackets so parentheses may be
inserted:
y = -3[x² + x + - ] - 1
Factor the first three terms in the brackets as a perfect
square:
y = -3[ - ] - 1
Remove the bracket by distributing the -3, remembering
to leave the intact:
y = -3 + - 1
Write the 1 as
y = -3 + -
y = -3 +
Now plot the vertex (,)
Find the x-intercepts by setting y = 0
y = -3x² - 4x - 1
0 = -3x² - 4x - 1
3x² + 4x + 1 = 0
(3x + 1)(x + 1) = 0
3x + 1 = 0 x + 1 = 0
3x = -1 x = -1
x =
So the x intercepts are (,0) and (-1,0)
Plot them.
Find the y-intercept by letting x = 0 in the original
y = -3x² - 4x - 1
y = -3(0)² -4(0) - 1
y = 0 - 4 - 1
y = -1
So plot the y-intercept (0.-1) too
Now draw a smooth parabola through those 4 points:
Edwin