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"query": {
"display": "vertices $$x^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "CONIC#vertices x^{2}"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Geometry",
"topic": "Parabola",
"subTopic": "vertices",
"default": "\\mathrm{Minimum}\\:(0,0)",
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"methods": [
{
"method": "Find vertex using polynomial form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex quadratic $$y=x^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexquadratic y=x^{2}"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using parabola form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex parabola $$y=x^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexparabola y=x^{2}"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using vertex form",
"query": {
"display": "vertex form $$y=x^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexform y=x^{2}"
}
},
{
"method": "Find vertex using averaging the zeros",
"query": {
"display": "vertex zeros $$y=x^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "vertexzeros y=x^{2}"
}
}
],
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Parabola vertex given $$y=x^{2}:{\\quad}$$Minimum $$\\left(0,\\:0\\right)$$",
"input": "y=x^{2}",
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"type": "definition",
"title": "Parabola equation in polynomial form",
"text": "The vertex of an up-down facing parabola of the form $$y=ax^2+bx+c\\:$$is $$x_{v}=-\\frac{b}{2a}$$"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "The parabola parameters are:",
"result": "a=1,\\:b=0,\\:c=0"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$x_{v}=-\\frac{b}{2a}$$",
"result": "x_{v}=-\\frac{0}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "x_{v}=0"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Plug in $$x_{v}=0\\:$$to find the $$y_{v}\\:$$value",
"input": "y_{v}=0^{2}",
"result": "y_{v}=0",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "y_{v}=0"
}
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"meta": {
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},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Therefore the parabola vertex is",
"result": "\\left(0,\\:0\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "If $$a<0,\\:$$then the vertex is a maximum value<br/>If $$a>0,\\:$$then the vertex is a minimum value<br/>$$a=1$$",
"result": "\\mathrm{Minimum}\\:\\left(0,\\:0\\right)"
}
],
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Parabola"
}
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"variable": "x",
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"funcs": [
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"evalFormula": "y=\\frac{x^{2}}{4\\frac{1}{4}}+0",
"displayFormula": "4\\frac{1}{4}y=x^{2}",
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"lineType": "NORMAL",
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"evalFormula": "y=-\\frac{1}{4}",
"displayFormula": "y=-\\frac{1}{4}",
"attributes": {
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"lineType": "NORMAL",
"labels": [
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"pointsLatex": [
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"pointsDecimal": [
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"fst": 0,
"snd": 0
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"fst": 0,
"snd": 0.25
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"attributes": [
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"labels": [
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"labels": [
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Solution
vertices
Solution
Solution steps
The parabola parameters are:
Simplify
Plug in to find the value
Therefore the parabola vertex is
If then the vertex is a maximum value
If then the vertex is a minimum value
Graph
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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