How do you find the vertex?

y=x(x2)

2 Answers
Jun 6, 2018

See below

Explanation:

I assume you meant x(x-2)=0. Expressions like the one you wrote don't have vertices because they can't be graphed on a two-dimensional graph.
First, expand the expression on the left using the distributive property: x22x=0

Now, you can write the expression in standard form: ax2+bx+c. This looks like x22x+0=0, so a=1, b=2, and c=0.

To find the axis of symmetry, on which the vertex lies, use the equation x=b2a. When you substitute in the numbers from the equation, it's x=b2a=221=22=1

To find the y-coordinate of the vertex, substitute the x-coordinate into the equation: y=x22x=(1)2(21)=12=1

So the vertex of x(x2)=0 is (1,1).

The vertex is (0,2).

Explanation:

Given:

y=x(x2)

Expand the right-hand side.

y=x22x

This is a quadratic equation in standard form:

y=ax2+bx+c,

where:

a=1, b=2, c=0

To find the vertex of a quadratic equation in standard form, use the formula for the axis of symmetry to find the x-coordinate. Then substitute the x-coordinate into the equation and solve for y to get the y-coordinate.

x=b2a

x=(2)21

x=22

x=1

Substitute 1 for x and solve for y.

y=122(1)

y=12

y=1

The vertex is (1,1).

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