SOLUTION: find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximim or minimum value pf f(x). Graph the function. f(x)= -(x+9)^2-4 the vertex is (type an ordered pair)

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Question 395560: find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximim or minimum value pf f(x). Graph the function.
f(x)= -(x+9)^2-4
the vertex is (type an ordered pair)

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Hi
f(x)= -(x+9)^2-4
Finding vertex
Using the vertex form of a parabola, y=a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2Bk where(h,k) is the vertex
f(x)= -(x+9)^2-4 | Vertex is Pt(-9,-4) Line of symmetry is x= -9
-1 = a < 0, parabola opens downward f(-9) = -4 is a maximum point for f(x)