How do you write $f (x) = x^{2} + 10 x + 24$ $f(x) = x^2 + 10x + 24$ in vertex form?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-15T00:19:57

The vertex form is $a \cdot {(x + h)}^{2} + k$ $a*(x+h)^2+k$ hence for $f (x)$ $f(x)$ we have that

$f (x) = (x^{2} + 10 x + 25) - 1$ $f(x)=(x^2+10x+25)-1$

$f (x) = {(x + 5)}^{2} - 1$ $f(x)=(x+5)^2-1$

How do you write f(x) = x^2 + 10x + 24f(x)=x2+10x+24f(x) = x^2 + 10x + 24 in vertex form?