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Which statement is true about the extreme value of the given quadratic equation? y=-3x2+12x-33

A.  The equation has a minimum value with a 

y-coordinate  of -27. B.  The equation has a maximum value with a  y-coordinate  of -21. C.  The equation has a minimum value with a  y-coordinate  of -21. D.  The equation has a maximum value with a  y-coordinate   of -27.
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Answer:

The equation has a MAXIMUM value with a y-coordinate of -21

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User Pawel Troka
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Given quadratic equation :
y=-3x^2+12x-33.

A quadratic equation represents a parabola.

We have leading coefficient is -3, a negative number.

So, it would be a downward parabola and it would have it's vertex point on the top on the parabola.

So, it would obviously have a maximum value.

Let us find the x-coordinate of the parabola first and then y-coordinate of the parabola.

x = -b/2a = -12/2(-3) = -12/-6 = 2.

Plugging x=in given equation, we get

y=-3(2)^2+12(2)-33 = -3(4) +24 -33

= -12 +24 -33 = -21.

Therefore, maximum value is -21.

Therefore, correct option is :

B. The equation has a maximum value with a y-coordinate of -21.

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