To find the key points of the quadratic function
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Vertex: The vertex can be found using the formula
for the quadratic equation . Here, and .Now substituting
back into the equation to find the y-coordinate:So the vertex is
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X-Intercepts: To find the x-intercepts, set
:Factoring the quadratic:
Therefore, the solutions are:
So the x-intercepts are
and . -
Y-Intercept: To find the y-intercept, set
:So the y-intercept is
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Summary of Key Points:
- Vertex:
- X-Intercepts:
and - Y-Intercept:
Final response:
- x-intercepts:
- y-intercept:
- vertex: