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QuestionConsider the parabola given by the equation: y=1x2+2x+3y=-1 x^{2}+2 x+3
Find the following for this parabola: A) The vertex =(=( \square \square ) B) The yy intercept is the point ( 0 , \square ) C) Find the two values of xx that correspond to the xx intercepts of the parabola and write them as a list, separated by commas: x=x= \square

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The given parabola is in the standard form y=ax2+bx+c y = ax^2 + bx + c .
2. The vertex of a parabola in standard form can be found using the formula x=b2a x = -\frac{b}{2a} .
3. The y-intercept occurs where x=0 x = 0 .
4. The x-intercepts occur where y=0 y = 0 .

STEP 2

1. Identify the coefficients a a , b b , and c c .
2. Calculate the vertex of the parabola.
3. Determine the y-intercept.
4. Solve for the x-intercepts.

STEP 3

Identify the coefficients from the equation y=1x2+2x+3 y = -1x^2 + 2x + 3 .
Here, a=1 a = -1 , b=2 b = 2 , and c=3 c = 3 .

STEP 4

Calculate the x-coordinate of the vertex using the formula x=b2a x = -\frac{b}{2a} .
x=22(1)=1 x = -\frac{2}{2(-1)} = 1

STEP 5

Substitute x=1 x = 1 back into the equation to find the y-coordinate of the vertex.
y=1(1)2+2(1)+3=1+2+3=4 y = -1(1)^2 + 2(1) + 3 = -1 + 2 + 3 = 4
Thus, the vertex is (1,4) (1, 4) .

STEP 6

Determine the y-intercept by setting x=0 x = 0 in the equation.
y=1(0)2+2(0)+3=3 y = -1(0)^2 + 2(0) + 3 = 3
The y-intercept is the point (0,3) (0, 3) .

STEP 7

Solve for the x-intercepts by setting y=0 y = 0 and solving the quadratic equation.
0=1x2+2x+3 0 = -1x^2 + 2x + 3
Rearrange to:
x2+2x+3=0 -x^2 + 2x + 3 = 0

STEP 8

Use the quadratic formula x=b±b24ac2a x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} to find the x-intercepts.
x=2±224(1)(3)2(1) x = \frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{2^2 - 4(-1)(3)}}{2(-1)} x=2±4+122 x = \frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{4 + 12}}{-2} x=2±162 x = \frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{16}}{-2} x=2±42 x = \frac{-2 \pm 4}{-2}
Calculate the two solutions:
x1=2+42=1 x_1 = \frac{-2 + 4}{-2} = -1 x2=242=3 x_2 = \frac{-2 - 4}{-2} = 3
The x-intercepts are x=1,3 x = -1, 3 .
A) The vertex is (1,4) (1, 4) .
B) The y-intercept is the point (0,3) (0, 3) .
C) The x-intercepts are x=1,3 x = -1, 3 .

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