SOLUTION: what is the vertex of -x^2+2x-7

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Question 1070725: what is the vertex of -x^2+2x-7




Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Complete the square to get into vertex form,
y=-x%5E2%2B2x-7
y=-%28x%5E2-2x%29-7
y=-%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29-7%2B1
y=-%28x-1%29%5E2-6
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(h,k)=(1,-6)

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the vertex of -x^2+2x-7
x-coordinate of vertex occurs at x= matrix%281%2C5%2C+-+b%2F%282a%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2%2F%282+%2A+-+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+1%29

y-coordinate of vertex is: 

highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%22Vertex%3A%22%2C+%22%281%2C%22%2C+%22-+6%29%22%29%29

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the vertex of -x^2+2x-7
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It's not an equation --> no vertex.