Answer:
f(x) = 2x² - 8x - 10.
This is a parabola open upward (since a>0) with an axis of symmetry = -b/2a:
a) axis of symmetry: x = -(-8)/(2*2) = 8/4 = 2. Then x = 2, which is the x component of the vertex
b) for x = 2, f(x) = f(2) = - 18 (component of y of the vertex)
c) VERTEX(2, - 18)
d) DISCRIMINENT: b² - 4.a.c = 64 - 4*2*(-10) = 144
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Answer:
a = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
In an AP the difference between consecutive terms is common (equal), thus
t₂ - t₁ = t₃ - t₂ , that is
2a + 1 - (a + 1) = 4a - 1 - (2a + 1) ← distribute and simplify both sides
2a + 1 - a - 1 = 4a - 1 - 2a - 1
a = 2a - 2 ( subtract 2a from both sides )
- a = - 2 ( multiply both sides by - 1 )
a = 2
Product is multiplying. when you multiply a letter with a number you don't put any symbols so it would be 8c
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