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Locating the Maximum and Minimum of a Parabola

Author: Graham Pardun

How to Find the Vertex (Max or Min) of a Parabola Very Easily

In this lesson, I'll show you how to find the vertex (maximum or minimum point) of any parabola with extreme ease -- using a *harmless* calculus trick, which you probably won't hear about again until years from now...when you're actually taking calculus. Have fun!