document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867633>Question 867633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OMG math is killing meeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! :( please solve this for me will you??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As x varies over all real numbers, the quadratic expression a(x-p)^2+q in x has minimum value q if a>0, or maximum value if a<0. Determine the maximum or minimum value of the following quadratic expressions in x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 2x^2+13x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll just post part (a) so that i can try the following questions on my own. Thank you for your help!! :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #523139 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=523139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is, \"determine the minimum or maximum value\" of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The very formal declaration tells us that if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then f(x) which we have contains a minimum point, and if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then our f(x) contains a maximum value.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A way to find this extreme value is to first identify the zeros of f(x).  The extreme value, either max or min, occurs in the exact middle of the zeros of f(x).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x using this equation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After that is done, what is the x value in the exact middle of these two solutions?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, what is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=2x%5E2%2B13x%2B17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > evaluated at that middle value?   </SPAN>\n" );
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