详解
Choice C is correct. In the xy-plane, the graph of the line y= c is a horizontal line that crosses the y-axis at y= c and the graph of the quadratic equation y=-x2 +9x-100 is a parabola. A parabola can intersect a horizontal line at exactly one point only at its vertex. Therefore, the value of c should be equal to the y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of the given equation. For a quadratic equation in vertex form, y= a(x-h)2 +k, the vertex of its graph in the xy-plane is (h, k). The given quadratic equation, y=-x2 +9x-100, can be rewritten as y=-(x2 -2(92)x +(92) 2 )+ (92)2 -100, or y= - ( x−92 ) 2+ (- 3194) the value of c is equal to −3194.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.