Example 1
Write the quadratic function
in vertex form.
Example 2
Mary wants to fence three sides of the yard in front of her house. She bought 60 m of fence and
wants the maximum area she can fence in. The quadratic function
, where
is the width of the yard in meters, represents the area to be enclosed. Write an equation in
vertex form that gives the maximum area that can be enclosed.
2
The maximum area is 450 m
.
Homework
Pg215 #10~13