SOLUTION: Find the vertex of the quadratic function y = x^2 - 8x - 5 by completing a square. Show all your work.
I mistakenly took the quadratic function and switched it over to vertex
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Question 871243: Find the vertex of the quadratic function y = x^2 - 8x - 5 by completing a square. Show all your work.
I mistakenly took the quadratic function and switched it over to vertex form instead of finding the vertex.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Vertex is (4,-21).
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