Parabola help?

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Can u please explain how to do this:

A parabola has x-axis intercepts 4 and 10. State the x-coordinate of the vertex.

2007-05-04 23:30:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

x=7

The x-coordinate of the vertex of a parabola is always half-way between its x-intercepts. This is because of the symmetry.

Hope this helps.

2007-05-04 23:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by M 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋

x=(4+10)/2
=7

2007-05-05 07:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋