document.write( "Question 199466: Hi!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A quadratic function of f is given.
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\n" ); document.write( "Given: f (x) = 3x^2 + 6x - 7 , where\"system%28a=3%2Cb=6%2Cc=-7%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "For the Vertex:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-b%2F2a=-6%2F%282%2A3%29=-6%2F6=red%28-1%29\", X-Intercept (-1,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subst. x=-1 into the eqn for Y-Intercept:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%28-1%29%5E2%2B6%28-1%29-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%281%29-6-7=3-6-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=red%28-10%29\", Y-Intercept (0,-10)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Vertex @ (-1,-10)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving the Quadratic Eqns to find the X-Intercepts of the graph:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5E2%2B6x-7=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for the discriminant: \"b%5E2-4ac=6%5E2-4%283%29%28-7%29=36%2B84=red%28120%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B-sqrt%28120%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29=%28-6%2B-10.95%29%29%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B10.95%29%2F6=4.95%2F6=red%280.825%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6-10.95%29%2F6=-16.95%2F6=red%28-2.825%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X-Intercepts: (0.825,0) & (-2.825,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For Y-Intercept, Let Fx=0:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%280%29%5E2%2B6%280%29-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"red%28y=-7%29\", Y-Intercept (0,-7)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
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