How do you find the vertex and the intercepts for f(x)=(x+3)2+1?

1 Answer
Aug 6, 2018

vertex =(3,1), no x-intercepts

Explanation:

the equation of a parabola in vertex form is.

xy=a(xh)2+k

where (h,k) are the coordinates of the vertex and a
is a multiplier

y=(x+3)2+1 is in this form

vertex =(3,1)

let x=0, for y-intercept

y=9+1=10y-intercept

let y = 0, for x-intercepts

(x+3)2+1=0

(x+3)2=1

this has no real solutions hence there are no
x-intercepts
graph{(x+3)^2+1 [-20, 20, -10, 10]}