SOLUTION: Y=x^2 + 6x + 9 Identify the minimum value

Question 558969: Y=x^2 + 6x + 9
Identify the minimum value
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I know that the curve has a minimum and not
a maximum because the coefficient of the term
is (+) and not (-)
The form of the equation is
The coordinate of the minimum is at

Now plug this back into the equation to get

The minimum is at (-3,0)
Here's the plot:

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