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"method": "Find vertex using vertex form",
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"input": "y=x^{2}+8x+9",
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"title": "Parabola equation in polynomial form",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "The parabola parameters are:",
"result": "a=1,\\:b=8,\\:c=9"
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"primary": "$$x_{v}=-\\frac{b}{2a}$$",
"result": "x_{v}=-\\frac{8}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "x_{v}=-4"
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"title": "Plug in $$x_{v}=-4\\:$$to find the $$y_{v}\\:$$value",
"input": "y_{v}=\\left(-4\\right)^{2}+8\\left(-4\\right)+9",
"result": "y_{v}=-7",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\left(-4\\right)^{2}+8\\left(-4\\right)+9:{\\quad}-7$$",
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"result": "y_{v}=-7",
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"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=\\left(-4\\right)^{2}-8\\cdot\\:4+9"
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"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(-a\\right)^{n}=a^{n},\\:$$if $$n$$ is even",
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"result": "=4^{2}-8\\cdot\\:4+9"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$8\\cdot\\:4=32$$",
"result": "=4^{2}-32+9"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add/Subtract the numbers: $$-32+9=-23$$",
"result": "=4^{2}-23"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$4^{2}=16$$",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$16-23=-7$$",
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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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