Difference between revisions of "1959 AHSME Problems/Problem 8"
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The 
value at which the minimum value of this quadratic occurs is 
. The minimum value of the quadratic is therefore at
![\[3^2-6\cdot3+13\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/f/f/9ff27c421764f126f034363088cf568d69bc6d78.png)
![\[=9-18+13\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/c/c/dccb049bcda1242f3df7eb666f123484a24e14e8.png)
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So, the answer is 
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