Thanks Melody for helping me so much on my last question! Another question!!
Suppose f(x) is a quadratic function such that f(1)=-24, f(4)=0, and f(7)=60.
Determine the value of f(-1).
The form of a quadratic is f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c .......and we have that
24 = a(1)^2 + b(1) + c → 24 = a + b + c (1)
0 = a(4)^2 + b(4) + c → 0 = 16a + 4b + c (2)
60 = a(7)^2 + b(7) + c → 60 = 49a + 7b + c (3)
Multiply (1) by -1 and add it to (2)
-24 = 15a + 3b (4)
Multiply (1) by -1 and add it to (3)
36 = 48a + 6b (5)
Multiply (4) by -2 and add to (5)
84 = 18a divide both sides by 18
84/18 = 14/3 = a
Substituting this into (4) to find b, we have
-24 = 15(14/3) + 3b
-72 = 15*14 + 9b
-72 = 210 + 9b
-282 = 9b divide both sided by 9
-282/9 = -94/3 = b
And using (1) to find "c"
14/3 - 94/3 + c = 24
-80/3 + c = 24
c = 72/3 + 80/3 = 152/3
So....the quadratic is
y f(x) = (14/3)x^2 - (94/3)x + 152/3
And f(-1) = 14/3 + 94/3 + 152/3 = 260/3
Here's a graph : https://www.desmos.com/calculator/jjflwmz37w
Here's the graph :
The form of a quadratic is f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c .......and we have that
24 = a(1)^2 + b(1) + c → 24 = a + b + c (1)
0 = a(4)^2 + b(4) + c → 0 = 16a + 4b + c (2)
60 = a(7)^2 + b(7) + c → 60 = 49a + 7b + c (3)
Multiply (1) by -1 and add it to (2)
-24 = 15a + 3b (4)
Multiply (1) by -1 and add it to (3)
36 = 48a + 6b (5)
Multiply (4) by -2 and add to (5)
84 = 18a divide both sides by 18
84/18 = 14/3 = a
Substituting this into (4) to find b, we have
-24 = 15(14/3) + 3b
-72 = 15*14 + 9b
-72 = 210 + 9b
-282 = 9b divide both sided by 9
-282/9 = -94/3 = b
And using (1) to find "c"
14/3 - 94/3 + c = 24
-80/3 + c = 24
c = 72/3 + 80/3 = 152/3
So....the quadratic is
y f(x) = (14/3)x^2 - (94/3)x + 152/3
And f(-1) = 14/3 + 94/3 + 152/3 = 260/3
Here's a graph : https://www.desmos.com/calculator/jjflwmz37w
Here's the graph :