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For this to occur, the minimum point must be above the y axis

The minimum point occurs at x=1/2 and subbing that in, we have y=-3/4 + 3p-2 = 3p-11/4

But this has to be greater than 0, so 3p-11/4 > 0. Solving his, we have p > 11/12.

Alternatively, you could let the discriminant be less than than zero, since we already know that it's a positive quadratic.
 
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For this to occur, the minimum point must be above the y axis

The minimum point occurs at x=1/2 and subbing that in, we have y=-3/4 + 3p-2 = 3p-11/4

But this has to be greater than 0, so 3p-11/4 > 0. Solving his, we have p > 11/12.

Alternatively, you could let the discriminant be greater than zero, since we already know that it's a positive quadratic.
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