What is the vertex form of y=2x^2 + 2x+6?

1 Answer
Dec 30, 2017

y=2(x+1/2)^2+11/2

Explanation:

"the equation of a parabola in "color(blue)"vertex form" is.

color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(y=a(x-h)^2+k)color(white)(2/2)|)))

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

"to obtain this form use "color(blue)"completing the square"

• " the coefficient of the "x^2" term must be 1"

rArry=2(x^2+x+3)

• " add/subtract "(1/2"coefficient of the x-term")^2" to"
x^2+x

y=2(x^2+2(1/2)xcolor(red)(+1/4)color(red)(-1/4)+3)

rArry=2(x+1/2)^2+(2xx11/4)

rArry=2(x+1/2)^2+11/2larrcolor(red)"in vertex form"