SOLUTION: Find the least value of {{{ 2x^2-4x+3 }}} and the corresponding value of x

Question 54938: Find the least value of and the corresponding value of x
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the least value of and the corresponding value of x
:
Graphically, this is a parabola and it's least value would correspond to it's vertex.
The formula for finding the x value of the vertex of a parabola written in standard form is.
Your a=2, your b=-4, and your c=3
So the x value of the vertex is:

Substitute that in for x and simplify to find the least value:

Here's what it looks like graphically, to illustrate my point:

Happy Calculating!!!
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