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Graph of y = x² − 4x + 3

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Key points of y = x² − 4x + 3
Pointxy
y-intercept03
x-intercept10
Minimum2−1
x-intercept30

Step-by-step solution

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Here's an example involving a quadratic graph and finding its gradient at a specific point.

Example: Graphing y=x2−4x+3y = x^2 - 4x + 3 and finding its gradient at x=1x=1.

  1. Create a table of values for the quadratic function.

    Let's choose some xx values around the vertex. The xx-coordinate of the vertex is x=−b2a=−−42(1)=2x = -\frac{b}{2a} = -\frac{-4}{2(1)} = 2.

    xxx2x^2−4x-4x+3+3y=x2−4x+3y = x^2 - 4x + 3
    00033
    11-430
    24-83-1
    39-1230
    416-1633
  2. Plot the points and draw the quadratic graph (parabola).

    The points to plot are (0,3)(0,3), (1,0)(1,0), (2,−1)(2,-1), (3,0)(3,0), (4,3)(4,3).

    \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{axis}[ axis lines=middle, xlabel=$x$, ylabel=$y$, xmin=-0.5, xmax=4.5, ymin=-1.5, ymax=3.5, xtick={0,1,2,3,4}, ytick={-1,0,1,2,3}, grid=both, grid style={line width=.1pt, draw=gray!10}, major grid style={line width=.2pt,draw=gray!50}, minor tick num=1, every axis x label/.style={at={(current axis.right of origin)},anchor=north west}, every axis y label/.style={at={(current axis.above origin)},anchor=south east} ] \addplot[domain=0:4, samples=100, blue, thick]{x^2 - 4*x + 3}; \addplot[only marks, mark=*, mark options={fill=red}] coordinates {(0,3) (1,0) (2,-1) (3,0) (4,3)}; \node[above right] at (axis cs:0,3) {$ (0,3) $}; \node[below left] at (axis cs:1,0) {$ (1,0) $}; \node[below right] at (axis cs:2,-1) {$ (2,-1) $}; \node[below right] at (axis cs:3,0) {$ (3,0) $}; \node[above left] at (axis cs:4,3) {$ (4,3) $}; \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture}
  3. Find the gradient function by differentiating the equation.

    Given the function y=x2−4x+3y = x^2 - 4x + 3.
    Differentiate term by term with respect to xx:

    dydx=ddx(x2)−ddx(4x)+ddx(3)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx}(x^2) - \frac{d}{dx}(4x) + \frac{d}{dx}(3) dydx=2x−4+0\frac{dy}{dx} = 2x - 4 + 0 dydx=2x−4\frac{dy}{dx} = 2x - 4
  4. Calculate the gradient at the specific point x=1x=1.

    Substitute x=1x=1 into the gradient function:

    dydx∣x=1=2(1)−4\frac{dy}{dx} \Big|_{x=1} = 2(1) - 4 dydx∣x=1=2−4\frac{dy}{dx} \Big|_{x=1} = 2 - 4 dydx∣x=1=−2\frac{dy}{dx} \Big|_{x=1} = -2

    The gradient of the graph y=x2−4x+3y = x^2 - 4x + 3 at x=1x=1 is −2\boxed{-2}. This means the tangent line at (1,0)(1,0) has a slope of −2-2.

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