Without graphing, describe the end behavior of the graph of f(x) = -5X^2 - 3X + 1
Please explain
The graph of any function in the form
y = a x ^ 2 + b x + c is a parabola.
A quadratic equationhas two solutions.
In this case :
x 1 = [ - 3 -s qrt ( 29 ) ] / 10
and
x 2 = [ - 3 + sqrt ( 29 ) ] / 10
If coefficient a is positive then the graph of parabola is concave up.
If coefficient a is negative then the graph of parabola is concave down.
In this case a = - 5
That mean parabola is concave down.
Parabolas have a highest or a lowest point (depending on whether they open up or down), called the vertex.
Each parabola has a vertical line of symmetry that passes through its vertex.
The formula for the x - coordinata of a vertex :
h = - b / 2 a
In this case :
h = - ( - 3 ) / 2 * ( - 5 )
h = 3 / - 10 = - 3 / 10
For x = - 3 / 10
y = - 5 x ^ 2 - 3 x + 1
y = - 5 * ( 3 / 10 ) ^ 2 - 3 * ( - 3 / 10 ) + 1
y = - 5 * 9 / 100 + 9 / 10 + 1
y = - 45 / 100 + 9 / 10 + 1
y = - 45 / 100 + 90 / 100 + 100 / 100
y = 145 / 100
y = 5 * 29/ ( 5 * 20 )
y = 29 / 20
Coordinate of vertex ( - 3 / 10 , 29 / 20 )
P.S.
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To determine the end behavior of a polynomial without graphing, we need to look at the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial.
In the given function f(x) = -5x^2 - 3x + 1, the degree is 2, which means it is a quadratic function. The leading coefficient is -5, which is negative.
For quadratic functions with negative leading coefficients, the end behavior can be described as follows:
1. As x approaches negative infinity (-∞), the function will approach negative infinity (-∞).
2. As x approaches positive infinity (+∞), the function will also approach negative infinity (-∞).
In other words, the graph of f(x) = -5x^2 - 3x + 1 will open downwards on both ends and its value will decrease without bound as x moves towards negative and positive infinity.
So, without graphing, we can describe the end behavior of this quadratic function as approaching negative infinity on both sides.
it's a parabola opening down.
End behavior should be clear.