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Consider the quadratic function f(x) = –2x2 + 4x – 2. Find the y-intercept and the equation of the axis of symmetry.

The y-intercept is 2.
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = –1.

The y-intercept is 1.
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = –2.


The y-intercept is –2.
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 1.

The y-intercept is –1.
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 2.

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Answer:

The y-intercept is -2

The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 1 ⇒ 3rd answer

Explanation:

* Lets revise the general form of the quadratic function

- The general form of the quadratic function is f(x) = ax² + bx + c,

where a, b , c are constant

# a is the coefficient of x²

# b is the coefficient of x

# c is the y-intercept

- The meaning of y-intercept is the graph of the function intersects

the y-axis at point (0 , c)

- The axis of symmetry of the function is a vertical line

(parallel to the y-axis) and passing through the vertex of the curve

- We can find the vertex (h , k) of the curve from a and b, where

h is the x-coordinate of the vertex and k is the y-coordinate of it

# h = -b/a and k = f(h)

- The equation of any vertical line is x = constant

- The axis of symmetry of the quadratic function passing through

the vertex then its equation is x = h

* Now lets solve the problem

∵ f(x) = -2x² + 4x - 2

∴ a = -2 , b = 4 , c = -2

∵ The y-intercept is c

∴ The y-intercept is -2

∵ h = -b/2a

∴ h = -4/2(-2) = -4/-4 = 1

∴ The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 1

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