SOLUTION: for f(x)=-3x^2+12x-12, what is a? and what is the vertex? Is the vertex a minimum or maximum?

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Question 237607: for f(x)=-3x^2+12x-12, what is a? and what is the vertex? Is the vertex a minimum or maximum?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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for f(x)=-3x^2+12x-12, what is a?
a = -3
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what is the vertex?
The vertex is at x = -b/2a = -12/-6 = 2
f(2) = -12 + 24 - 12 = 0
Vertex at (2,0)
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Is the vertex a minimum or maximum?
Max