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Which function has a vertex at (2, –9)?

f(x) = –(x – 3)2
f(x) = (x + 8)2
f(x) = (x – 5)(x + 1)
f(x) = –(x – 1)(x – 5)

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It's the third option! Hope this helps! :D Have a good rest of your day!

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the solutions or roots so-called are really just the x-intercepts, and for a quadratic equation, the vertex is found right half-way between those x-intercepts.

we can get the intercepts by zeroing out "y" or f(x), so let's take a peek at one of those,


\bf \stackrel{f(x)}{0}=(x-5)(x+1) \\\\\\ 0=x-5\implies \boxed{5=x}\qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad 0=x+1\implies \boxed{-1=x}

so, the x-intercepts or solutions are at 5 and -1, let's take a peek what's the halfway point.

-1----0----1---- 2 ----3-----4------5

well then, now we know the vertex is at x = 2, but, what's the y-coordinate of it anyway?

y = (x - 5)(x + 1)

y = (2 - 5)(2 + 1)

y = (-3)(3)

y = -9
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