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Given x1 = -2.5 and x2 = 4.

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y=2x2−3x−20y = 2x^2 - 3x - 20

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  1. Use the given x-intercepts to form the quadratic equation.

    The quadratic curve passes through (−2.5,0)(-2.5, 0) and (4,0)(4, 0). These are the x-intercepts (roots) of the equation.
    A quadratic equation with roots x1x_1 and x2x_2 can be written in the form y=a(x−x1)(x−x2)y = a(x - x_1)(x - x_2).
    Given x1=−2.5x_1 = -2.5 and x2=4x_2 = 4.

    Substitute the roots into the equation:

    y=a(x−(−2.5))(x−4)y = a(x - (-2.5))(x - 4) y=a(x+2.5)(x−4)y = a(x + 2.5)(x - 4)
  2. Expand the expression.

    First, expand the product of the binomials:

    (x+2.5)(x−4)=x(x−4)+2.5(x−4)(x + 2.5)(x - 4) = x(x - 4) + 2.5(x - 4) =x2−4x+2.5x−10= x^2 - 4x + 2.5x - 10 =x2−1.5x−10= x^2 - 1.5x - 10

    Now substitute this back into the equation:

    y=a(x2−1.5x−10)y = a(x^2 - 1.5x - 10)
  3. Determine the value of aa such that aa, bb, and cc are integers.

    The equation is in the form y=ax2+bx+cy = ax^2 + bx + c.
    From our expanded form, y=ax2−1.5ax−10ay = ax^2 - 1.5ax - 10a.
    For b=−1.5ab = -1.5a and c=−10ac = -10a to be integers, aa must be chosen carefully.
    The coefficient −1.5-1.5 can be written as −32-\frac{3}{2}.
    So, y=a(x2−32x−10)y = a\left(x^2 - \frac{3}{2}x - 10\right).
    To make all coefficients integers, aa must be a multiple of the denominator of the fraction, which is 2. The smallest positive integer value for aa is 2.

    Let a=2a = 2:

    y=2(x2−32x−10)y = 2\left(x^2 - \frac{3}{2}x - 10\right) y=2x2−2(32x)−2(10)y = 2x^2 - 2\left(\frac{3}{2}x\right) - 2(10) y=2x2−3x−20y = 2x^2 - 3x - 20

    In this equation, a=2a=2, b=−3b=-3, and c=−20c=-20, which are all integers.

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