Q. What is the range of this quadratic function?y=x2−4x+4Choices:{y∣y≥2}{y∣y≤0}{y∣y≥0}all real numbers
Calculate x-coordinate of vertex: Find the x-coordinate of the vertex using the formula x=−2ab. Here, a=1 and b=−4. x=−(−4)/(2⋅1)=24=2.
Find y-coordinate of vertex: Plug x=2 into the equation to find the y-coordinate of the vertex.y=(2)2−4×(2)+4=4−8+4=0.
Determine vertex and parabola direction: The vertex is (2,0). Since a=1, which is positive, the parabola opens upwards.
Identify range of parabola: Since the parabola opens upwards and the vertex has a y-coordinate of 0, the range is all y-values greater than or equal to 0.Range: {y∣y≥0}.
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