Graph of Quadratic Function/Solving Quadratic Equation for (a=-1,b=-20,c=-20)

Let us consider the following quadratic function: f(x) = -x2 -20x -20 The solutions of the quadratic equation -x2 -20x -20 = 0 correspond to the zeros or the roots of the function f(x) = -x2 -20x -20.  These are the points where the graph of f(x) cuts the x-axis. The graph cuts the Y-axis at -20. The Discriminant and Roots of the Quadratic Equation -x2 -20x -20 = 0 The standard form of a quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0, where "a" does not equal 0. Note that if a = 0, the x2 term would disappear and the equation would be linear. Looking at the given quadratic function  a = -1, b = -20, c = -20.  The discriminant D = b2 - 4ac = -202 - 4 * (-1) * (-20) = 320.0 The roots of the equation are  (-b - √D)/2a and (-b + √D)/2a  = (-(-20) - √320.0)/(2(-1)) and (-(-20) + √320.0)/(2(-1)) = -1.056 and -18.944  The discriminant is positive. Hence, the roots are real and unequal. The quadratic curve cuts the X axis at two distinct points. The value of 'x' in the intervals (x < -1.056) and (x > -18.944) satisfy the inequality -x2 -20x -20 < 0 Graph of y = f(x) = -x2 -20x -20 Geometric and Graphical interpretation: Curve Sketching The function f(x) = -x2 -20x -20 is the quadratic function. The graph of any quadratic function has the same general shape. This shape is called a parabola. The location and size of the parabola, and how it opens, depend on the values of coefficients in the function. This parabola has a maxima point and opens downwards. The graph of the parabola is symmetric with respect to the vertical line passing through the vertex.  The x-coordinate of the vertex will be located at x = (-b/2a) = (-(-20))/(2*-1) = -10.0, and the y-coordinate of the vertex is 80.0 which we obtain by substituting the value x = -10.0 in -x2 -20x -20. This is the maxima value attained by the quadratic function f(x). The derivative of the function is 0 at this point. This point is a turning point or a stationary point. The solutions of the quadratic equation -x2 -20x -20 = 0 correspond to the zeros or the roots of the function f(x) = -x2 -20x -20.  As shown in the figure, when the coefficients a, b, and c are real numbers and the domain of f is the set of real numbers, then the roots of f are exactly the x-coordinates of the points where the graph touches the x-axis. The discriminant is positive. Hence, the roots are real and unequal. The quadratic curve cuts the X axis at two distinct points. The value of 'x' in the intervals (x < -1.056) and (x > -18.944) satisfy the inequality -x2 -20x -20 < 0 .  The vertex is the lowest point on the parabola if the parabola opens upward (coefficient a > 0) and is the highest point on the parabola if the parabola opens downward (coefficient a < 0) Check the plot of another quadratic curve here. Here's another quadratic curve here. Many of these concepts are a part of the Grade 9,10,11,12 (High School) Mathematics syllabus of the UK GCSE curriculum, Common Core Standards in the US, ICSE/CBSE/SSC syllabus in Indian high schools. You may check out our free and printable worksheets for Common Core and GCSE.