the only student that is correct is Stepheh. "The vertex is at (–4, –1)."
Here we have the quadratic equation:
f(x) = (x + 3)*(x + 5)
The first claim is: "The y-intercept is at (15, 0)."
This is clearly false, as the y-intercept is at x = 0, and in that point we have x = 15.
The second claim is:
"The x-intercepts are at (–3, 0) and (5, 0)"
This is false, in the factored equation we can see that the x-intercepts are x =-3 and x = -5.
Third claim:
"The vertex is at (-4, -1)"
The middle value between the zeros is:
(-3 + (-5))/2 = -4
Evaluating the function in x = -4 we get the y-value of the vertex:
f(-4) = (-4 + 3)*(-4 + 5) = -1*1 = -1
So the vertex is at (-4, -1), this claim is true.
The fourth claim is:
"The midpoint between the x-intercepts is at (4, 0)."
Which is false, we already saw that the midpoint between the x-intercepts is at x = -4
Then the only student that is correct is Stepheh. "The vertex is at (–4, –1)."
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