If y=x^2-7 and x is a real number, then what is the minimum value possible for y?
can y be nagative?
if it could then x = 1 and 1 - 7 = -6 if not then x = 3 and 9 - 7 = 2
y = x^2 - 7
The minimum value of x^2 = 0
So
y = 0 - 7 = - 7 = the minimum value of y
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