document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047916>Question 1047916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the greatest value of each function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f:x  -x^2-3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My teacher just introduced me to quadratic funtions and I don't understand.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -x^2-3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum value of y occurs when x = -b/(2a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem a = -1, b = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Max occurs when x = 3/(2*-1) = -3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum value of y = f(-3/2) = -(-3/2)^2 - 3(-3/2) = -(9/4) + (18/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (9/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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