What is the vertex form of y=(3x8)(6x2)+2x2+3x?

1 Answer
Jun 2, 2018

Vertex (4532,304964)

Explanation:

y=(3x8)(6x2)+2x2+3x

y=18x26x+48x+16+2x2+3x

y=16x2+45x+16

The vertex is found by x=b2a

By looking at the general formula of a quadratic function,
y=ax2+bx+c , we can see that b=45 and a=16

x=b2a=452×16=4532

Sub x=4532 into y=16x2+45x+16

y=16(4532)2+45(4532)+16
y=304964

Vertex (4532,304964)

You can from the graph below that the vertex is quite high up.

graph{(3x-8)(-6x-2)+2x^2+3x [-10, 10, -5, 5]}