Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

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

Chapter 4 - Quadratic Functions - 4.2 Graphing Quadratics in Vertex Form - 4.2 Exercises - Page 316: 9

Answer

$h= 0$ and $k= 0$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\begin{aligned} f(x) &= a(x-h)^2+ k. \end{aligned}$$ The vertex of a parabola is $(h,k)$. For the origin to be the vertex we must have $$(h,k)=(0,0)\implies h= 0, k= 0.$$
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