What is the vertex of y=(x-2)^2+16x-1 y=(x2)2+16x1?

1 Answer
Feb 7, 2018

(-6, 33)

Explanation:

The graph y=(x-2)^2+16x-1y=(x2)2+16x1 can be expanded.

y=x^2-4x+4+16x-1y=x24x+4+16x1 is the new equation.

Combining like terms, we get

y=x^2+12x+3 y=x2+12x+3.

We can change this into y=a(x-h)+ky=a(xh)+k form.

y=(x+6)^2-33y=(x+6)233.

The vertex must be (-6, -33)(6,33).

To check, here is our graph: graph{y=x^2+12x+3 [-37.2, 66.8, -34.4, 17.64]}

Yay!