SOLUTION: Would someone please help me with this problem: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value of f(x). Graph the function: f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3

Algebra ->  Quadratic Equations and Parabolas -> SOLUTION: Would someone please help me with this problem: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value of f(x). Graph the function: f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3       Log On

 

Hi,

Note: the vertex form of a parabola opening up or down,  where(h,k) is the vertex.

f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3  |Note 1/3>0 , parabola opens upward

Vertex is Pt(-5,3)min

Line of symmetry is x = -5