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"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "x_{v}=1"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Plug in $$x_{v}=1\\:$$to find the $$y_{v}\\:$$value",
"input": "y_{v}=2\\cdot\\:1^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1+7",
"result": "y_{v}=5",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
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Solution
vertices
Solution
Solution steps
The parabola parameters are:
Simplify
Plug in to find the value
Therefore the parabola vertex is
If then the vertex is a maximum value
If then the vertex is a minimum value
Graph
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