Find the coordinates of points B and C.
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3 stepsThe given equation is .
Find the coordinates of points B and C.
Points B and C are the x-intercepts, where the graph crosses the x-axis. At these points, .
Set in the equation:Factor out :
This gives two possible values for :
So, the x-intercepts are and . From the graph, point B is the origin and point C is the other intercept.
The coordinates are:- B:
- C:
Find the minimum value of .
The equation is a parabola opening upwards (since the coefficient of is positive). Its minimum value occurs at the vertex (turning point).
The x-coordinate of the vertex for a quadratic equation is given by .
In our equation, and .Now, substitute this x-value back into the equation to find the minimum y-value:
The minimum value of is .
Find the coordinates of the turning point.
The turning point is the vertex of the parabola. From Step 2, we found the x-coordinate of the vertex is and the corresponding y-value (minimum value) is .
The coordinates of the turning point are .
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