364,648 views
24 votes
24 votes
algebra 1B CPcomplete the square of the function and identify the maximum or minimum value of the function

algebra 1B CPcomplete the square of the function and identify the maximum or minimum-example-1
User Clay Nichols
by
2.7k points

1 Answer

15 votes
15 votes

Given


\begin{gathered} y=-2x^2+8x-4 \\ (dy)/(dx)=-4x+8 \\ \text{put it equal to zero.} \\ -4x+8=0 \\ -4x=-8 \\ x=(8)/(4) \\ x=2 \end{gathered}
(d^2y)/(dx^2)=-4

Since, double derivative is negative. So, x=2 gives the point of maxima.

And, the maxima is given as,


\begin{gathered} y=-2x^2+8x-4 \\ y_(\max )=-2(2)^2+8(2)-4 \\ y_(\max )=-2(4)+16-4 \\ y_(\max )=-8+16-4 \\ y_(\max )=8-4 \\ y_(\max )=4 \end{gathered}

User Wrench
by
3.1k points