SOLUTION: Is the vertex of the graph of y= -99(x-7)^2 -2 a minimum or maximum value?

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Question 6527: Is the vertex of the graph of y= -99(x-7)^2 -2 a minimum or maximum value?
Answer by prince_abubu(198) About Me  (Show Source):
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The -99 multiplied to the (x - 7)^2 term means that the parabola opens downward (because -99 < 0), AKA, upside-down U, making the vertex a maximum value.