SOLUTION: determine the number of x intercept. the vertex is (3,4) and the parabola opens upward

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Question 524831: determine the number of x intercept.
the vertex is (3,4) and the parabola opens upward
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Since the parabola opens upward, the vertex is a minimum, therefore the minimum value of the function is greater than zero. Therefore the value of the function never reaches zero and that means there are no x intercepts.

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