BIG IDEAS MATH Algebra 2: Common Core Student Edition 2015
BIG IDEAS MATH Algebra 2: Common Core Student Edition 2015
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ISBN: 9781608408405
Author: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 73E
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To prove: That the mean of the solutions is −b2a . Also, determine the relation of the fact to the symmetry of the graph of y=ax2+bx+c .

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Answer to Problem 73E

The mean of the solutions is −b2a and the mean of the solutions and the symmetry are equal.

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Given information:

The quadratic equation: ax2+bx+c=0

Calculation:

The given quadratic equation is ax2+bx+c=0 .

Consider the solutions of the given equation are x1 and x2 that is,

  x1=−b−b2−4ac2a and x2=−b+b2−4ac2a .

The mean of the above solutions is,

  x1+x22=−b−b2−4ac2a+−b+b2−4ac2a2x1+x22=−b−b2−4ac−b+b2−4ac2a2x1+x22=−b−b2−4ac−b+b2−4ac2a2x1+x22=−2b2a2

Simplify the above expression further.

  x1+x22=−2b2a2=−b2a

Rewrite the given equation in the vertex form as:

  y=a(x2+bax)+cy+a(ba2)2=a(x2+bax+(ba2)2)y=a(x+b2a)2+4ac4a−b24ay=a(x+b2a)2+4ac−b24a

The symmetry of the graph is x=h ; this means the symmetry of the given equation is x=−b2a

Hence, the mean of the solutions is −b2a and the mean of the solutions and the symmetry are equal.

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