document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886905>Question 886905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex of the graph of the quadratic function given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= -3x^2+6x+1.  Does the vertex represent a maximum or a minimum?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please show me all the work that is necessary to complete this problem so that I understand it completely and will know how it was done.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536309 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536309\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The coefficient on the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > term is negative, so the parabola opens downward; and the parabola's vertex is a maximum. </SPAN>\n" );
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