SOLUTION: Put the quadratic into vertex form and state the coordinates of the vertex. y=x^2-14x

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Question 1171581: Put the quadratic into vertex form and state the coordinates of the vertex.
y=x^2-14x
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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Complete the square

    y = x^2 - 14x = (x^2 - 14x + 49) - 49 = (x-7)^2 - 49.


So, the vertex form is 

    y = (x-7)^2 - 49.


Coordinates of the vertex are x= 7, y= -49.     ANSWER

Solved.

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