Question

The table represents a quadratic function f(x). x f(x) −10 24 −9 17 −8 12 −7 9 −6 8 −5 9 −4 12 If the equation of the function f(x) is written in standard form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, what is the value of b?

Answer 1

the value of b is 12.

Explanation:

To find the value of b, we can use the vertex form of a quadratic function, which is f(x) = a(x - h)^2 + k, where (h, k) is the vertex of the parabola.

Since we know the vertex of this parabola from the table, we can use that information to write the equation in vertex form: f(x) = a(x + 6)^2 + 8

Expanding this, we get f(x) = a(x^2 + 12x + 36) + 8

Comparing this with the standard form, we see that a = 1, b = 12, and c = 8.

Therefore, the value of b is 12.