document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237607>Question 237607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for f(x)=-3x^2+12x-12, what is a? and what is the vertex? Is the vertex a minimum or maximum? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the vertex?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The vertex is at x = -b/2a = -12/-6 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(2) = -12 + 24 - 12 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex at (2,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the vertex a minimum or maximum?<BR>\n" );
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