document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342647>Question 342647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the vertex,symmetry, maximum/minumum choose max/min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=3x^2-12x+16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=3x^2-12x+16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the coefficient of x^2 is positive, the function has a minimum<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Minimum occurs at x = -b/(2a) = 12/(2*3) = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex at (2,f(2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(2) = 3*4-12*2+16 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex: (2,4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan  </SPAN>\n" );
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