Question 1108467
This will have a MINIMUM value since a > 0
The minimum value occurs where x = - b/2a, or at x = - - 8/(2 * 2), or at x =8/4, or at x = 2
Substitute 2 for x in equation to get: f(2) = 2(2)^2 - 8(2) - 3
f(2) = 8 - 16 - 3
f(2), or minimum value = - 11