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What’s the X coordinate of the vertex

What’s the X coordinate of the vertex-example-1
User Rnicholson
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Correct answer is x=1
User Tetri
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Explanation:

f(x) = (x + 3)(x - 5)

In a Quadratic curve, the x-coordinate of the vertex is equidistant to the x-intercepts. (If they exist)

In f(x), our x-intercept are x = -3 and x = 5.

=> (-3 + 5)/2 = 1.

Hence the x-value of the vertex is 1.

User Pavel Denisjuk
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