SOLUTION: what is the vertex form for the equation y=x^2-2x-8

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Question 448513: what is the vertex form for the equation y=x^2-2x-8
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Hi
what is the vertex form for the equation
y=x^2-2x-8
Note: the vertex form of a parabola, where(h,k) is the vertex
y=x^2-2x -8 |Completing the square
y = [(x-1)^2 - 1] - 8
y = (x-1)^2 - 9

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