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Help with this question, not sure what the answer is-example-1

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Answer:

3rd option

Explanation:

The zeros ( where the graph crosses the x- axis ) are x = 3 and x = 7

The corresponding factors are then (x - 3) and (x - 7)

The equation is then

f(x) = a(x - 3)(x - 7) ← a is a multiplier

To find a substitute any point on the graph into the equation.

Using (8, 15 ) , then

15 = a(8 - 3)(8 - 7) = a(5)(1) = 5a ( divide both sides by 5 )

3 = a

Thus

f(x) = 3(x - 3)(x - 7)

User Keith Pinson
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The answer is B, you know the zeros or solutions are positive 3 and 7 means no that they will be negative in the equation. And the parabola isn’t stretched or compressed so it doesn’t have a leading coefficient. Hope that helps!
User Qazi Ammar
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