Liam's+project-BaNaNaS-bananas!

The project I will be working on for analyzing parabolas is the banana. Banana is a common fruit found in herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. Bananas are very diverse in anatomy and characteristics, such as size, curvature, and color. Banana fruits are on average 0.28 lbs, varying among species. The cluster of bananas sold in supermarkets is called a "hand", while the individual bananas on the hand are called "fingers". Many experts believe that bananas were the first fruit cultivated by early humans in Papua New Guinea. The average American consumes 28 pounds of banana a year. By coincidence, banana fruits are on average 0.28 lbs. In 2001, Britain recorded 300 banana-related injuries. Standard Form of Graph: y=-0.0282x^2+0.0321x+1.25 a=-0.0282 b=0.0321 c=1.25 Vertex Form of Graph: y-1.25=-0.0282(x-0)^2 vertex (h,k): (0,1.25) The vertex is a maximum. the vertex is the highest point on the parabola The parabola opens downward The axis of symmetry is 0 Factored Form of Graph: y=-0.0282(x+3)(x-3.25) x intercepts: -3, 3.25

The **discriminant** of my parabola is 0.0321^2-4x-0.0282x1.25 This equals -0.13996959, which, because it is a negative number, has **no solutions.**