SOLUTION: Write the following function in vertex form X^2+8X+2

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Question 734663: Write the following function in vertex form
X^2+8X+2
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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The Vertex Form of a parabola is in the form y = a(x-h)^2 + k
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X^2+8X+2
group:
(X^2+8X)+2
"complete square" by adding (b/2)^2
(X^2+8X+16)+2-16
(X+4)^2+2-16
(X+4)^2-14 (this is what they're looking for)