Examples with solutions for Parabola of the Form y=(x-p)²: Identify the positive and negative domain

Exercise #1

What is the positive domain of the function below?

y=(x2)2 y=(x-2)^2

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Step-by-Step Solution

In the first step, we place 0 in place of Y:

0 = (x-2)²

 

We perform a square root:

0=x-2

x=2

And thus we reveal the point

(2, 0)

This is the vertex of the parabola.

 

Then we decompose the equation into standard form:

 

y=(x-2)²

y=x²-4x+2

Since the coefficient of x² is positive, we learn that the parabola is a minimum parabola (smiling).

If we plot the parabola, it seems that it is actually positive except for its vertex.

Therefore the domain of positivity is all X, except X≠2.

 

Answer

all x, x2 x\ne2

Exercise #2

Find the negative area of the function

y+1=(x+3)2 y+1=(x+3)^2

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Answer

-4 < x < -2

Exercise #3

Find the positive area of the function

y=(x+6)2 y=(x+6)^2

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Answer

x6 x\ne-6

Exercise #4

Find the positive area of the function
y=(x+5)2 y=(x+5)^2

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Answer

For each X x5 x\ne5

Exercise #5

Find the negative area of the function

y=(x+2)2 y=(x+2)^2

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Answer

There is no

Exercise #6

Find the negative area of the function

y4=(x4)2 y-4=-(x-4)^2

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Answer

x < 2 o x > 6

Exercise #7

Find the negative area of the function

y+4=(x+6)2 y+4=(x+6)^2

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Answer

-8 < x < -4

Exercise #8

Find the positive area of the function

y=(x3)2 y=-(x-3)^2

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Answer

There is no positive area.

Exercise #9

Find the negative area of the function

y=(x+4)2 y=-(x+4)^2

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Answer

For each X x4 x\ne-4