JAMB - Mathematics (1991 - No. 28)
At what value of x is the function y = x2 - 2x - 3 minimum?
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-1
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4
Объяснение
For y = ax2 - bx + c for minimum y
\(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = 2x - 2
= \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = 0
∴ 2x - 2 = 0
x = 1
\(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = 2x - 2
= \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = 0
∴ 2x - 2 = 0
x = 1