Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Quadratic Functions - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 329: 5

Answer

The y-coordinate of the vertex of $f\left( x \right)=4{{x}^{2}}-16x+300$ is $f\left( 2 \right)$. False.

Work Step by Step

Consider the given function $f\left( x \right)=4{{x}^{2}}-16x+300$ and put $x=0,f\left( 0 \right)$ to get the y-coordinate. $\begin{align} & f\left( 0 \right)=4{{\left( 0 \right)}^{2}}-16\left( 0 \right)+300 \\ & =300 \\ & \end{align}$ Now, Solve for $f\left( 2 \right)$ , $\begin{align} & f\left( 2 \right)=4{{\left( 2 \right)}^{2}}-16\times 2+300 \\ & =16-32+300 \\ & =284 \end{align}$ So, the y-coordinate is not equal to $f\left( 2 \right)$.
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