SOLUTION: list the vertex for each parabola modeled by these second-degree equations. Be sure to include both coordinates of the vertex in each response. y=3(x-5)^2-8

Question 353347: list the vertex for each parabola modeled by these second-degree equations. Be sure to include both coordinates of the vertex in each response. y=3(x-5)^2-8
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For an equation in the form

the vertex is the point (h, k).
All we need to do to your equation

to get it in the form above is to change the subtraction at the end to an equivalent addition:

Now we can read the vertex: (5, -8).

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