SOLUTION: Could you please explain to me how to find the vertex of the parabola given by: y= -2x^2 -3x + 8 ?

SOLUTION: Could you please explain to me how to find the vertex of the parabola given by: y= -2x^2 -3x + 8 ?

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Question 131739: Could you please explain to me how to find the vertex of the parabola given by: y= -2x^2 -3x + 8 ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The vertex is at
where the equation is in the form

Your equation is:

Now I have to find

The vertex is at (-3/4 , 73/8)
I'll plot this to check

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