Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.6 Modeling Data: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Quadratic Functions - Exercise Set 7.6 - Page 475: 27

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Consider the quadratic function: $f\left( x \right)=-2{{x}^{2}}+4x+5$ Now, consider the equation of the vertex for the quadratic formula. $x=\frac{-b}{2a}$ Substitute the values in the above equation. $\begin{align} & x=\frac{-4}{2\left( -2 \right)} \\ & =1 \end{align}$ This shows that the vertex occurs when x is equal to1. Substitute x as 1 in the given equation: $\begin{align} & y=-2{{\left( 1 \right)}^{2}}+4\left( 1 \right)+5 \\ & =-2+4+5 \\ & =7 \end{align}$ This shows that the vertex occurs at the coordinate$\left( 1,7 \right)$. Now, substitute x as 0 in the above function to calculate the y intercept. $\begin{align} & y=-2{{\left( 0 \right)}^{2}}+4\left( 0 \right)+5 \\ & =5 \end{align}$ This shows that the y intercept occurs at the coordinate $\left( 0,5 \right)$. Now, substitute y as 0 in the above function to calculate the x intercept. $0=-2{{x}^{2}}+4x+5$ It is further solved using the quadratic function. $\begin{align} & x=\frac{-4\pm \sqrt{{{4}^{2}}-\left( 4\times \left( -2 \right)\times 5 \right)}}{2\times \left( -2 \right)} \\ & =\frac{-4\pm 7.483}{-4} \\ & =\frac{-4+7.483}{-4}\ \ \text{or}\ \ \frac{-4-7.483}{-4} \\ & =-0.87\ \ \text{or}\ \ \text{2}\text{.87} \end{align}$ This shows that the x intercept occurs at the coordinate $\left( 2.87,0 \right)$and$\left( -0.87,0 \right)$.
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