How do you express y=5x23x+2 in vertex form?

1 Answer
Jul 4, 2016

y=5(x310)2+3120

Explanation:

y=5x23x+2

=5(x235x+25)

=5(x235x+91009100+25)

=5(x310)2+5(259100)

=5(x310)2+40920

=5(x310)2+3120

Bringing the two ends together, we have:

y=5(x310)2+3120

which is in vertex form:

y=a(xh)2+k

with vertex (h,k)=(310,3120) and multiplier a=5