document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=776015>Question 776015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> without putting the parabola in vertex form, identify the vertex. is the vertex a maximum or minimum? A) f(x)=2x^2=8x=7 B) y=-x^2=6x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex occurs where x = -b/(2a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) f(x)=2x^2+8x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -8/(-4) = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(2) = 4+16+7 = 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) y=-x^2+6x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -b/(2a)=-6/(-2) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(3) = -9+12-8 = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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