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Problem
Give an example of a quadratic function that has zeroes at and , and that takes the value when .
Enter your answer in the expanded form "ax^2 + bx + c", where a,b,c are replaced by appropriate numbers.
Enter your answer in the expanded form "ax^2 + bx + c", where a,b,c are replaced by appropriate numbers.
Solution
An example of a quadratic function with zeroes at and is . However, when , this function takes the value . However, multiplying the entire quadratic by does not change the location of the zeroes, and does give us the desired value at .
Thus, has all the desired properties. The expanded form of this expression is .
Note that this is the only such quadratic. Any quadratic must factor as , where its zeroes are and ; thus a quadratic with zeroes at and must be of the form , and the coefficient is forced by the value at .
Thus, has all the desired properties. The expanded form of this expression is .
Note that this is the only such quadratic. Any quadratic must factor as , where its zeroes are and ; thus a quadratic with zeroes at and must be of the form , and the coefficient is forced by the value at .
Final answer
-6x^2+36x-48