Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-8 - Cumulative Review - Page 679: 60

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} y \geq-\frac{1}{2}(x-8)^2+4. \end{equation} The equation $$y=-\frac{1}{2}(x-8)^2+4$$ is an equation of a parabola in standard vertex form. Let's determine the vertex so that we can mark it on the graph. The coordinates $(h,k)$ of the vertex are found from the function: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} y&=a(x-h)^2+k\\ h&=8\\ k&=4. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The graph of the function is shown in the figure below with the horizontal and vertical intercepts labelled. The vertex $(8,4)$ is also labelled. The solution of the inequality is the set of points above and on the quadratic curve.
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