Which phrase describes the solution set for this function? f(x) = 2(x - 1)2 + 4
A.
one real solution and one complex solution
B.
two complex solutions
O C.
two real solutions
D.
one real solution

Note: The function is not an equation. I will form and solve an equation to answer the question.

C. Two real solutions

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following function:

f(x)=2(x-1)^2+4

It does not form an equation to solve, and therefore, there are no 'solutions'. We must equate the function to something to set a condition and solve it. We'll complete the equation.

Solve for x when:

f(x)=12

Substituting the function:

2(x-1)^2+4=12

Subtracting 4:

2(x-1)^2=8

Dividing by 2:

(x-1)^2=4

Taking square root:

x-1=\pm\sqrt{4}

Solving:

x=1\pm2

We have two real solutions x=3 and x=-1

Note if we had equated to 4, then the equation would have had only one real solution, and if we had equated to 0, we would have two complex solutions.

check the picture below.

well, the angle at the vertex d is clearly not a right-angle, let's check for the one at the vertex f which does look like,   however if it's indeed, that means ef is perpendicular to df, in which case their slopes will be negative reciprocal of each other.

so the negative reciprocal of the slope of ef is 1, however the slope of df is not 1, is 1/2, so nope, they're not perpendicular lines.