Well, there is not just one function that g(x) could be. But it's easy to find such a function. We could use the standard formula for a parabola, y = a(x-h)²+k with vertex at (h,k) to find a function with a vertex at (1,-2). To make it easy, we choose "a" as 1, positive so it will open upward making the vertex a minimum point. g(x) = (x-1)²-2 Here's the graph of g(x):Then h(x) = -3g(x)-1 h(x) = -3[(x-1)²-2]-1 h(x) = -3(x-1)²+6-1 h(x) = -3(x-1)²+5 Compare that to y = a(x-h)+k with vertex (h,k) and we see this parabola h(x) has vertex (1,5), which is a maximum point because "a" is negative making the parabola open downward: Here are both graphed together. The red graph is g(x) and the green one is h(x). Edwin