document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220355>Question 220355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the maximum or minimum value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= 3(x+10)(x-8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried doing this..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x intercepts= -10 and 8, so (-10+8) /2= -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But when I plugged -1 in for x and I came out with the minimum as -243, but that just seems to ridiculous as an answer.. </SPAN>\n" );
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