document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1003189>Question 1003189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = x2 - 2x - 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #619974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=619974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Roots <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%282%2B-+sqrt%284%2B4%2A5%29%29%2F2=%282%2B-+2sqrt%286%29%29%2F2=highlight%281%2B-+sqrt%286%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What happens in the exact middle of the two roots?  More simply stated, what happens for x=1?  Also, the positive coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tells you the function has a minimum. </SPAN>\n" );
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