SOLUTION: What is the ordered pair of the vertex of f(x)=x^2+8x+6?

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Question 821806: What is the ordered pair of the vertex of f(x)=x^2+8x+6?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
What is the ordered pair of the vertex of
f(x)=x^2+8x+6
Using the vertex form of a parabola, y=a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2Bk
where(h,k) is the vertex
f(x)=x^2+8x+6 |Putting into the vertex form by completing the square
f(x)= (x+4)^2 - 16 +6
f(x)= (x+4)^2 - 10 P(-4, -10) is the vertex