SOLUTION: How would I graph the following quadratic function and label the vertex. f(x) = 2x^2-12x+10

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Question 328148: How would I graph the following quadratic function and label the vertex.
f(x) = 2x^2-12x+10
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let y = f(x)
y = 2x^2 - 12x + 10
Select a few values for x.
Plug each value INDIVIDUALLY into the equation and solve for y.
You will get points in the form (x,y).
Plot each point on the xy-plane.
Copy and paste the following link to see your graph.
http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=grap?p=ySMB012xSMB072-12x+10?p=False?p=False?p=True?p=False?p=True
As you can see, it is a picture of a parabola which opens upward. I knew that it was a parabola because the biggest exponent of your function is 2. All functions whose main exponent is 2 are called QUADRATIC and always produce a parabola.