#"the equation of a parabola in "color(blue)"vertex form"# is.
#color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(y=a(x-h)^2+k)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
#"where "(h,k)" are the coordinates of the vertex and a"#
#"is a multiplier"#
#"to obtain this form use the method of "color(blue)"completing the square"#
#• " ensure the coefficient of the "x^2" term is 1"#
#rArrf(x)=-3(x^2-5/3x-3)#
#•" add/subtract "(1/2"coefficient of x-term")^2"to"#
#x^2-5/3x#
#f(x)=-3(x^2+2(-5/6)xcolor(red)(+25/36)color(red)(-25/36)-3)#
#color(white)(f(x))=-3(x-5/6)^2+133/12larrcolor(blue)"in vertex form"#
#rArrcolor(magenta)"vertex "=(5/6,133/12)#
#color(blue)"Intercepts"#
#• " let x = 0, in the equation for y-intercept"#
#• " let y = 0, in the equation for x-intercepts"#
#x=0toy=9larrcolor(red)"y-intercept"#
#y=0to-3(x-5/6)^2+133/12=0#
#rArr-3(x-5/6)^2=-133/12#
#rArr(x-5/6)^2=133/36#
#color(blue)"take the square root of both sides"#
#rArrx-5/6=+-sqrt(133/36)larrcolor(blue)"note plus or minus"#
#rArrx=5/6+-sqrt133/6larrcolor(red)"exact solutions"#
#rArrx~~-1.09" or "x~~2.76larrcolor(red)"x-intercepts"#
