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"primary": "$$x_{v}=-\\frac{b}{2a}$$",
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"input": "y_{v}=2\\left(-2\\right)^{2}+8\\left(-2\\right)-34",
"result": "y_{v}=-42",
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"result": "=2^{2}\\cdot\\:2"
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"type": "step",
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"primary": "Add the numbers: $$1+2=3$$",
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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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