SOLUTION: Does the quadratic function f(x) = -(x + 5)2 – 3 have a maximum or minimum value? What is it?

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Question 369008: Does the quadratic function f(x) = -(x + 5)2 – 3 have a maximum or minimum value? What is it?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is in vertex form, y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk
The function max or min occurs at the vertex and equals k.
The max of min is determined by a.
If a%3E0, then k is the minimum.
If a%3C0, then k is the maximum.
In this case, a=-1, so
k=-3 is the function maximum.
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