SOLUTION: Graph f(x)= ax^2+bx+c A) state the number of real number solutions of ax^2+bx+c=0 B)state whether a is positive or negative C) determine the maximum function value of f

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Question 871020: Graph f(x)= ax^2+bx+c
A) state the number of real number solutions of ax^2+bx+c=0
B)state whether a is positive or negative
C) determine the maximum function value of f
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
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The function you give is a general model and if you really want to graph something, the function must use specific values.

You have no information to find real value solutions for the quadratic equation. You can only find a formula for x. If you are given no particular values for a, b, and c, then you are not ready to find any value for x.

You can change the function to standard form and then read the extreme point information directly from it, but you do not know the coordinate values until you have values of a, b, and c.