document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171217>Question 171217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Without drawing the given ewuation, determine <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)how many x-intercepts the parabola has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)whether its vertex lies above or on below or on the x-axis. Show your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-x^2-5x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-x^2+2x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126423 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=126423\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-5x%2B6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-5x%2B6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given....... x intercepts are found when y is 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so x intercepts are 2 and 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex (-B/2A , C - B^2/4A)  (5/2(1),6-(25/4)...(5/2,-1/4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the vertex is below the x axis<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex for x is  -2/2(-1)=1 plug that into equation to find y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%29%5E2%2B2%28-1%29-1=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%29%5E2%2B2%28-1%29-1=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=0....so vertex is at (1,0) which is on the x axis meaning there is no x intercepts\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there is one x intercept at x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1x%5E2%2B2x%2B-1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1x%5E2%2B2x%2B-1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A-1%2A-1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A-1%2A-1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=0 is zero! That means that there is only one solution: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%282%29%29%2F2%5C-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%282%29%29%2F2%5C-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      Expression can be factored: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1x%5E2%2B2x%2B-1+=+%28x-1%29%2A%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1x%5E2%2B2x%2B-1+=+%28x-1%29%2A%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Again, the answer is: 1, 1.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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