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OpenStudy (vshiroky):

Quadratic formula!

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

I'm not sure what the vertex would be

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

I have 40 minutes to do 19 questions lol cause they are taking me forever to understand

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Easy way to find vertex when \[y=ax^2+bx+c\]is the x coordinate is at \[x = -\frac{b}{2a}\] Plug in the value of \(x\) to find the corresponding value of \(y\)

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

f(x)=x^2-8x+7 f'(x)=2x-8 when f'(x)=0 then its the vertix point ( for Quadratic equations) 2x-8=0, x= 4 so vertex= (4,-9)|dw:1395272140073:dw|

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

so how do i know the y and x

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

You have a formula \[y = x^2-8x+7\]Compare with \[y=ax^2+bx+c\]\[a = 1, b = -8, c = 7\]Right?

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

Is x (7,0) and y (0,1)

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

hmm @whpalmer4 why ur formula got -ve sighn :o

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Vertex x-coordinate is at \[x = -\frac{b}{2a} = -\frac{-8}{2*1} = 4\]\[y = (4)^2-8(4)+7 = 16 - 32 + 7 = -16 +7 = -9\] So vertex is at \((4,-9)\)

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

@ikram002p if \[y = ax^2+bx+c\]\[y' = 2ax + b\]\[2ax+b = 0\]\[2ax = -b\]\[x = -\frac{b}{2a}\]

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

ahh ok lol its the same way i did it hehe

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

Guys.. is my x (7,0) and y(0,1)

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

well, except it's well known to any analytic geometry student who pays attention even if they don't know calculus :-) No, look at what we did!

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

no , @vshiroky its wrong

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

I thought the vertex was different

OpenStudy (vshiroky):

so y is 0,-9

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

look at the sketck the vertex is a point (x,y)=(4,-9) |dw:1395272496827:dw|

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