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Determine if the quadratic functions are positive definite, negative definite or neither:
a. y=-2x^2+3x+2
b. 3x^2+x+11

Please show work, thank you!
6 years ago

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oobleck
a. opens down; discriminant is positive, so neither (it has real roots)
b. opens up; discriminant is negative, so it does not cross the x-axis -- positive definite

read up on the discriminant and what it means
6 years ago

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