Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Quadratic Functions - Exercise Set - Page 332: 80

Answer

If $f\left( x \right)={{\left( x-h \right)}^{2}}+k,$ then $\left( h,\ k \right)$ is the vertex of the parabola.

Work Step by Step

When $f\left( x \right)={{\left( x-h \right)}^{2}}+k,$ where $\left( h,k \right)$ is the vertex of the parabola, this function is called the standard form of a parabola. Parabolas always have a lowest point. This point, where the parabola changes direction, is called the `vertex'. If the quadratic equation is written in the form $y=a{{(x-h)}^{2}}+k,$ then the vertex is the point $\left( h,\ k \right)$. We are given that the equation $y=5{{x}^{2}}+-20x+15.$ Compare this equation to the standard form of the parabola $y=a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c.$ $a=5\,,\,\,b=-20\,\,,\,c=15$. x-vertex = $\frac{-b}{2a}=\frac{-\left( -20 \right)}{2\left( 5 \right)}=2$ y-vertex = $5{{\left( 2 \right)}^{2}}-20\left( 2 \right)+15=-5$. Therefore, $\begin{align} & y=5\left( {{x}^{2}}-4x+4 \right)+15-20 \\ & y=5{{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}-5\,,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,5{{\left( x-2 \right)}^{2}}\ge 0\,. \\ \end{align}$
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