SOLUTION: -4x^2 - 40x + 40 can be written as a(x+h)^2 + k Find h

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Question 204933: -4x^2 - 40x + 40 can be written as a(x+h)^2 + k Find h
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-4x^2 - 40x + 40 can be written as a(x+h)^2 + k Find h
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-4(x^2 + 10x + 25) + 40 + 100
-4(x+5)^2 + 140
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h = 5
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Stan H.