Use the function’s equation, f(x) = 2x2 + 12x + 703 and not its graph, to find; a. the minimum or maximum value and where it occurs. b. the function’s domain and its range.

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Use the function’s equation, f(x) = 2x2 + 12x + 703 and not its graph, to find;

a. the minimum or maximum value and where it occurs.

b. the function’s domain and its range.

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Step 1

The function is given as,

fx=2x2+12x+703

a.

Solve for the critical point as,

dfdx=0ddx2x2+12x+703=02ddxx2+12ddxx+ddx703=022x+121+0=04x+12=04x=-12x=-3

Step 2

Thus, the critical point of the function is x=-3.

Perform the second derivative check,

d2fdx2=ddxdfdx=ddx4x+12=4ddxx+ddx12=41+0=4

Since d2fdx2x=-3>0  fx is minimum at  x=-3.

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