PRACTICE PROBLEMS

PARK, BAE JUN

Quadratic equations
Math114 Section307 & 309
(1) Let f (x) = x2 + 6x + 11. Determin the following(if none, write none00 ).
(a) Complete the square.

f (x) = (x + 3)2 9 + 11 = (x + 3)2 + 2

(b) Vertex

(3, 2)

(c) Find the Maximum and Minimum.

Maximum : None
Minimum : 2 at x = 3

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(d) x-intercept and y-intercept

For x-intercept,
f (x) = 0 x2 + 6x + 11 = 0
Since b2 4ac = 36 44 = 8 < 0, there is no real solution of the equation.
there is no x-intercept.

For y-intercept,
Find f (0). f (0) = 11
y-intercept is (0, 11)

Intervals over which f is (e) increasing and (f) decreasing.

Increasing on [3, )

Decreasing on (, 3]
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(2) Let f (x) = 2x2 + 12x 16. Determin the following(if none, write none00 ).
(a) Complete the square.

f (x) = 2(x2 6x + 9) + 18 16 = 2(x 3)2 + 2

(b) Vertex

(3, 2)

(c) Find the Maximum and Minimum.

Maximum : 2 at x = 3
Minimum : None

(d) x-intercept and y-intercept

f (x) = 0 2x2 +12x16 = 0 x2 6x+8 = 0 (x2)(x4) = 0 x = 2, 4

x-intercept : (2, 0), (4, 0)

f (0) = 16
y-intercept : (0, 16)
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Intervals over which f is (e) increasing and (f) decreasing.

Increasing on (, 3]

Decreasing on [3, )
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(3) Let f (x) = 2x2 12x 11. Determin the following(if none, write none00 ).
(a) Complete the square.

f (x) = 2(x2 + 6x + 9) + 18 11 = 2(x + 3)2 + 7

(b) Vertex

(3, 7)

(c) Find the Maximum and Minimum.

Maximum : 7 at x = 3
Minimum : None

(d) x-intersecept and y-intercept

f (x) = 0 2x 12x 11 = 0 2x + 12x + 11= 0

2 2

12 144 88 12 56 12 2 14 14
x= = = x = 3
4 4 4 2
14 14
x-intercept : (3 + , 0), (3 , 0)
2 2
f (0) = 11
y-intercept : (0, 11)
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Intervals over which f is (e) increasing and (f) decreasing.

Increasing on (, 3]

Decreasing on [3, )
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(4) Let f (x) = x2 2x 8. Determin the following(if none, write none00 ).

(a) Complete the square.

f (x) = (x2 2x + 1) 1 8 = (x 1)2 9

(b) Vertex

(1, 9)

(c) Find the Maximum and Minimum.

Maximum : None

Minumum : 9 at x = 1

(d) x-intercept and y-intercept

f (x) = 0 x2 2x 8 = 0 (x 4)(x + 2) = 0 x = 4, 2
x-intercept : (4, 0), (2, 0)

f (0) = 8
y-intercept : (0, 8)
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Intervals over which f is (e) increasing and (f) decreasing.

Increasing on [1, )

Decreasing on (, 1]
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(5) Let f (x) = 3x2 + 5x 1. Determin the following(if none, write none00 ).
(a) Complete the square.

f (x) = 3(x2 35 x + 25
36
) + 25
12
1 = 3(x 56 )2 + 13
12

(b) Vertex

( 56 , 13
12
)

(c) Find the Maximum and Minimum.

13 5
Maximum : 12
at x = 6

Minimum : None

(d) x-intercept and y-intercept

f (x) = 0 3x2 + 5x 1 =0 3x2 5x + 1 = 0

5 25 12 5 13
x= =
6 6
5 + 13 5 13
x-intercept : ( , 0), ( , 0)
6 6
f (0) = 1
y-intercept : (0, 1)
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Intervals over which f is (e) increasing and (f) decreasing.

5
Increasing on (, ]
6
5
Decreasing on [ , )
6
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(6) Let f (x) = 3x2 +4x5 and g(x) = x2 4x1. Find the minimum value of f (x)g(x).

f (x) g(x) = 2x2 + 8x 4 = 2(x2 + 4x + 4) 8 4 = 2(x + 2)2 12

vertex is (2, 12)

f (x) g(x) has minimum 12 at x = 2.