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\n" ); document.write( ": state the maximum or minimum value of the quadratic function and name the x-value at which this occurs: f(x)=-2 (x+1)^2-5 \n" ); document.write( "

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Since the function is in vertex form $\"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\"$ , this means that the min or max occurs at (h,k). So this means that $\"f%28x%29=-2+%28x%2B1%29%5E2-5\"$ has h and k values of h=-1 and k=-5. Also since the value of \"a\" is negative, this means the max is y=-5 which occurs at x=-1 \n" ); document.write( "

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