SOLUTION: find the maximum or minimum value of the function defined by f(x)=-x^2-6x-8

Question 327053: find the maximum or minimum value of the function defined by f(x)=-x^2-6x-8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Complete the square to put the equation in vertex form, , the min or max value of the function occurs at the vertex.

Since the coefficient of the term is negative, the parabola opens downward and the value at the vertex is a maximum.
The vertex (h,k) is (-3,1).

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