document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=463888>Question 463888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(x)=-2x^2+39x-132 find the maximun and minimum i belive the vertex is (9.75,566.65) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #317746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=317746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I assumed you meant -2x^2 + 39x - 132 so I changed it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x-coordinate of the vertex occurs at -39/(2*-2) = 9.75. Also, p(39/4) = 58.125, so the coordinate of the vertex is (9.75, 58.125).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This vertex is the maximum of the parabola, because it opens downward. There is no minimum because the parabola goes to negative infinity as x gets really large (or small).\r<BR>\n" );
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