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X^2-2x+10=0
is the vertex of this parabola a maximum value or minimum value?

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Explanation:

minimum.

since the term with x² has a positive factor, this will grow exponentially in the positive direction compared to the other terms, so y (the functional value) will grow and grow with growing distance of x to the vertex.

and that makes the vertex the minimum of the parabola (which opens upwards).

if the factor would be negative (like -x² - 2x + 10), the vertex would be a maximum, and the parabola would open downwards.

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