SOLUTION: Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value. f(x) = -x2

SOLUTION: Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value. f(x) = -x2 - 2x + 2

Question 1001369: Determine, without graphing, whether the given quadratic function has a maximum value or a minimum value and then find that value.
f(x) = -x2 - 2x + 2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The coefficient on the leading term is negative, so makes the parabola convex upward, concave downward, meaning vertex is a maximum.

Complete the Square and transform into standard form, and then directly read the vertex coordinates from the standard form equation.

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