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Consider the function y = −3x2 − 12x + 231(a) Find its y-intercept and x-intercepts.(b) Sketch its graph, labelling the axes and intercepts clearly.(c) Hence solve the inequality −3x2 − 12x + 231 ≥ 0.

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Consider the function y = −3x2 − 12x + 231(a) Find its y-intercept and x-intercepts.(b) Sketch its graph, labelling the axes and intercepts clearly.(c) Hence solve the inequality −3x2 − 12x + 231 ≥ 0.

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(a) The y-intercept of a function is the point where the graph of the function intersects the y-axis. This occurs when x = 0. So, to find the y-intercept, we substitute x = 0 into the equation:

y = -3(0)^2 - 12(0) + 231 y = 231

So, the y-intercept is 231.

The x-intercepts of a function are the points where the graph of the function intersects the x-axis. This occurs when y = 0. So, to find the x-intercepts, we set y = 0 and solve for x:

0 = -3x^2 - 12x + 231 3x^2 + 12x - 231 = 0 x^2 + 4x - 77 = 0

This is a quadratic equation, which we can solve using the quadratic formula x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / (2a):

x = [-4 ± sqrt((4)^2 - 41(-77))] / (2*1) x = [-4 ± sqrt(16 + 308)] / 2 x = [-4 ± sqrt(324)] / 2 x = [-4 ± 18] / 2 x = 7 or x = -11

So, the x-intercepts are 7 and -11.

(b) To sketch the graph, we plot the y-intercept (0, 231) and the x-intercepts (-11, 0) and (7, 0). The graph is a downward-opening parabola because the coefficient of x^2 is negative.

(c) To solve the inequality -3x^2 - 12x + 231 ≥ 0, we consider the x-intercepts we found earlier. The parabola is above the x-axis (i.e., y ≥ 0) between the x-intercepts. So, the solution to the inequality is -11 ≤ x ≤ 7.

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