SOLUTION: find the
vertex
line of symmetry
maximum or minimum value of f(x)
graph the function
f(x)=1/5(x+4)^2+3
^means raising to that power and 1/5 is a fraction
Hi,
Using the vertex form of a parabola, where(h,k) is the vertex
f(x)=1/5(x+4)^2+3
Vertex is (-4,3) Line of symmetry is x = -4
a = 1/5, a>0 Parabola opens upward, Vertex is a minimum Pt. f(x) = 3