Find the minimum value of .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 6
- Step 1: Complete the square: .
- Step 2: A square is at least , so the minimum value is .
Answer
6.
Why not the others: 31: that is the constant term, not the minimum value. -6: the sign of the minimum is reversed. 1: it adds the shift to the minimum.
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