Graph $ \color{blue}{ f(x) = x^2+3x-2} $

Step 1:

X - intercept are:

$$ \begin{aligned} & \color{blue}{ x_1 = -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 }-\frac{\sqrt{ 17 }}{ 2 } } \\[1 em] & \color{blue}{ x_2 = -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 }+\frac{\sqrt{ 17 }}{ 2 } } \end{aligned} $$

To find the x-intercepts, we need to solve equation $ x^2+3x-2 = 0 $. (use the quadratic equation solver to view a detailed explanation of how to solve the equation)

Step 2:

Y - intercept is point: $ y-inter=\left(0,~-2\right) $

To find y - coordinate of y - intercept, we need to compute $ f(0) $. In this example we have:

$$ f(\color{blue}{0}) = 1 \cdot \color{blue}{0}^2 + 3 \cdot \color{blue}{0} -2 = -2$$

Step 3:

Vertex is point: $V=\left(-\dfrac{ 3 }{ 2 },~-\dfrac{ 17 }{ 4 }\right) $

To find the x - coordinate of the vertex we use formula:

$$ x = -\frac{b}{2a} $$

In this example: $ a = 1, b = 3, c = -2 $. So, the x-coordinate of the vertex is:

$$ x = -\frac{b}{2a} = -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 \cdot 1 } = -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } $$$$ y = f \left( -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } \right) = 1 \left( -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } \right)^2 + 3 \cdot \left( -\frac{ 3 }{ 2 } \right) ~ - ~ 2 = -\frac{ 17 }{ 4 } $$

Step 4:

Focus is point: $ F=\left(-\dfrac{ 3 }{ 2 },~-4\right)$

The x - coordinate of the focus is $ x = -\dfrac{b}{2a} $

The y - coordinate of the focus is $ y = \dfrac{1-b^2}{4a} + c $

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