Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 628: 89

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

This is false. We can find the maximum of the parabola written in vertex form $$f(x)=a(x-h)^2+k$$ as follows: $$(h,k)$$ In our case $h=5$, $k=-1$, so the vertex is $(5,-1)$ not $(5,1)$.
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