Day30 4.1 The Vertex form.notebook
March 30, 2016
Vertex form is
y = a(x - h)
+ k where ( h, k ) is the vertex
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Dir. of
Max/Min
Equation
Vertex
Range
Sketch
opening
value
y = 3(x 2)
+ 4
2
y = 2(x + 7)
+ 1
2
y = 4(x 1)
3
2
y = 5(x 1)
2
2
Mar 2211:09 AM
Determining the zeros from the Vertex Form
f(x) = (x-5)
2
- 36
Two ways to do this
1. See if it factors
2. Use inverse operations
Mar 2211:09 AM
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