SOLUTION: Consider the function f(x)=-2x^2-8x+2 Find the Vertex.

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Question 959155: Consider the function f(x)=-2x^2-8x+2 Find the Vertex.
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Consider the function f(x)=-2x^2-8x+2 Find the Vertex.


x-coordinate of the vertex is at: 



, or 





 ------- Substituting - 2 for x 







Vertex is found at the coordinate point: () 

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