The maximum or minimum of a quadratic function is found evaluating the polynomial at [tex]x = -\frac{b}{2\cdot a}[/tex].
A quadratic function is an algebraic function of the form:
[tex]y = a\cdot x^{2}+b\cdot x + c[/tex], [tex]\forall \,x, y, a, b, c\,\in \mathbb{R}[/tex] (1)
Where:
- [tex]x[/tex] - Independent variable.
- [tex]y[/tex] - Dependent variable.
- [tex]a,\,b,\,c[/tex] - Coefficients.
The maximum/minimum of a quadratic function is represented graphically by the vertex, which is the only point that has no a "twin" point by any means of symmetry. We can get the x-coordinate of the vertex by means of the quadratic formula:
[tex]a\cdot x^{2} + b\cdot x + (c- y) = 0[/tex] (2)
[tex]x = \frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^{2}-4\cdot a\cdot (c-y)}}{2\cdot a}[/tex], where [tex]b^{2}-4\cdot a\cdot (c-y) = 0[/tex].
Hence, the x-coordinate of the vertex is:
[tex]x = -\frac{b}{2\cdot a}[/tex] (3)
And the y-coordinate of the vertex is determined by evaluating (1) at (3):
[tex]y = f\left(-\frac{b}{2\cdot a} \right)[/tex] (4)
The maximum or minimum of a quadratic function is found evaluating the polynomial at [tex]x = -\frac{b}{2\cdot a}[/tex].
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