A public adjuster is a self-employed claims adjuster who determines how much insurance companies should pay for losses incurred by policy holders. Public adjusters are usually hired by claimants who don't want to use an adjuster associated with their insurance company. In such cases, it's your job to make sure that your clients get as much money as possible from their claims.
Parabolas that open up or open down have what is referred to as minimum and maximum value. The maximum value of a parabola is the y-coordinate of the vertex of a parabola that opens down. The minimum value of a parabola is the y-coordinate of the vertex of a parabola that opens up. We can identify the minimum or maximum value of a parabola by identifying the y-coordinate of the vertex. Take a look at this graph. The vertex is located at the point (2.5, -.5), and the parabola opens up. That means that the parabola has a minimum value, which is y = 2.5.
A value of x at which the function has either a maximum or a minimum is called a critical value. -- the critical values are x = a and x = b. The critical values determine turning points, at which the tangent is parallel to the x-axis. The critical values -- if any -- will be the solutions to f '(x) = 0. 1  Example 1. Let f(x) = x2 â 6x + 5. 2  Example 2. Let f(x) = 2x3â 9x2 + 12x â 3. 3  Problem 1. Find the coÃ¶rdinates of the vertex of the parabola, 4  Problem 2. Examine each function for maxima and minima.