document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709444>Question 709444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the vertex when it isn't in standard form and not a whole number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = -4x^2-3x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried x of vertex = -b/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y of vertex I plugged 3/12 into the problem and then got lost. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -4x^2-3x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried x of vertex = -b/2a = 3/(-8) = -3/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug -3/8 into the problem to get (-4(-3/8)^2) -3(-3/8)-5 = -4.438..<BR>\n" );
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