document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761859>Question 761859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine without graphing if th quadratic fuction has a max value or min value then find the valueF(x)= -3x^2 -3x stuck on this one  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #463536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=463536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The form of F is in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and in your case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your function as a graph has a maximum and opens downward, because your value for a is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding the roots is very easy, and can be used to find the maximum value for F.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Look for where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2A%28x%29%28x%2B1%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2A%28x%29%28x%2B1%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roots are 0 and -1.  Find then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F%28-1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F%28-1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because this will be the maximum value for F. </SPAN>\n" );
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