document.write( "Question 153036: What is the maximum value of q(x) = -2(x + 4)^2 + 23? @ The quadratic’s leading factor is negative (-2), so the curve opens “down” indicating it has a maximum. In the completing-the-square format, this ordinate apex value is the constant found at the end.
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For the equation in the form of $\"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\"$ , the max occurs if $\"a%3C0\"$ and the maximum value is $\"y=k\"$ . So in this case, the max is c) 23 \n" ); document.write( "

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