Answer
• a) Vertex of function one: (4, 3)
• b) Vertex of function two: (–4, 7)
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• c) function 1
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• d) (4, 3)
Step-by-step explanation
a)
The vertex of the function is the point where the two lines of the parabola meet:
b)
Additionally, to get the vertex of the function (h, k), we can use the formula:
where, in our case, a = 2 and b = 16:
And k can be calculated as:
Thus, the vertex is (–4, 7).
c) and d)
The smaller minimum value is the lowest value at which the vertex is. As 3 < 7, function 1 has the smaller minimum value of (4, 3).