Question

Fill in the missing term so that the quadratic equation has a graph that opens up, with a vertex of
(– 3, – 25), and x intercepts at x = -8 and x = 2.

y = x2 + 6x − ___

Answer 1

x intercepts are at -8 and 2
so we can write
(x - 2)(x + 8) = 0
so last term is -16
missing term is 16

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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