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"query": {
"display": "vertices $$25x^{2}-36$$",
"symbolab_question": "CONIC#vertices 25x^{2}-36"
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"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Geometry",
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"subTopic": "vertices",
"default": "\\mathrm{Minimum}\\:(0,-36)",
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"methods": [
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"method": "Find vertex using polynomial form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex quadratic $$y=25x^{2}-36$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexquadratic y=25x^{2}-36"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using parabola form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex parabola $$y=25x^{2}-36$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexparabola y=25x^{2}-36"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using vertex form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex form $$y=25x^{2}-36$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexform y=25x^{2}-36"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using averaging the zeros",
"query": {
"display": "vertex zeros $$y=25x^{2}-36$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexzeros y=25x^{2}-36"
}
}
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"title": "Parabola vertex given $$y=25x^{2}-36:{\\quad}$$Minimum $$\\left(0,\\:-36\\right)$$",
"input": "y=25x^{2}-36",
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"type": "definition",
"title": "Parabola equation in polynomial form",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "The parabola parameters are:",
"result": "a=25,\\:b=0,\\:c=-36"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$x_{v}=-\\frac{b}{2a}$$",
"result": "x_{v}=-\\frac{0}{2\\cdot\\:25}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "x_{v}=0"
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{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Plug in $$x_{v}=0\\:$$to find the $$y_{v}\\:$$value",
"input": "y_{v}=25\\cdot\\:0^{2}-36",
"result": "y_{v}=-36",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "y_{v}=-36"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Therefore the parabola vertex is",
"result": "\\left(0,\\:-36\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "If $$a<0,\\:$$then the vertex is a maximum value<br/>If $$a>0,\\:$$then the vertex is a minimum value<br/>$$a=25$$",
"result": "\\mathrm{Minimum}\\:\\left(0,\\:-36\\right)"
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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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