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What is the minimum value of the given function?
g x = x 2 + 55 What is the minimum value of the given function?
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Nonlinear Functions — Quadratic graphs and vertex form. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice B is correct. For a quadratic function defined by an equation of the form , where , , and are constants and , the minimum value of the function is . In the given function, , , and . Therefore, the minimum value of the given function is .
Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of for which the given function reaches its minimum value, not the minimum value of the function.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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