SOLUTION: Consider the function f(x) = x^2 +6x - 2 Find h, the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola

Question 114591: Consider the function f(x) = x^2 +6x - 2
Find h, the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the x-coordinate, simply use this formula:

So in this case, a=1 and b=6. Now plug them into the formula

Multiply

Reduce

So the x-coordinate, or h, is -3

Check: Notice if we graph , we can see that the x-coordinate of the vertex is -3. So this verifies our answer.

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