Sara is completing the square to find the maximum or minimum value of the function f(x) = (2 - x) (5 + x). What is the first step that Sara must take? Does the function have a maximum or minimum value? What is that value?A) multiply the binomials; maximum value; 494B) multiply the binomials; minimum value; 494C) set each factor equal to zero and solve for x; minimum value; β25D) set each factor equal to zero and solve for x; maximum value; β72
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Definitely multiply out the given factors:
f(x) = 10 + 2x - 5x - x^2, orΒ f(x) = -x^2 - 3x + 10 Find the derivative:Β f '(x) = -2x - 3 Set the deriv. = to 0 and solve for x:Β -2x = 3, and x = -3/2 This x = -3/2 is the x-coordinate of the max value.Β The y-coord. is
f(-3/2) = (-3/2)^2 - 3(-3/2) + 10 = 21.25
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