SOLUTION: Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value.
f(x) = -x2 - 3x - 8
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Question 362971: Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value.
f(x) = -x2 - 3x - 8
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The coefficient of is negative, so the graph is a parabola facing downward, and hence the function has a maximum. The maximum value happens at . The maximum value is .
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