SOLUTION: Given the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1, determine each of the following. Identify whether the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1 opens up or down. Identify the vertex of the parabola y

Question 224612: Given the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1, determine each of the following.
Identify whether the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1 opens up or down.
Identify the vertex of the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1.
Identify the x-intercept(s) of the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1.
Identify the y-intercept(s) of the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1.
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Given the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1, determine each of the following.
Identify whether the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1 opens up or down.
It opens down, the x^2 term is negative.
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Identify the vertex of the parabola y = -(x � 6)^2 � 1
y = -x^2 + 12x - 37
The vertex is at x = -b/2a = -12/-2 = 6
At x = 6, y = -1 --> vertex at (6,-1)
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Identify the x-intercept(s)

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)

Quadratic equation (in our case ) has the following solutons:

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant : .

The discriminant -4 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.

If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about imaginary numbers, read on.

In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -4 is + or - .

The solution is , or
Here's your graph:

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Identify the y-intercept(s)
-37

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