SOLUTION: Find the vertex and type in an ordered pair. Problem: f(x) = x^2 - 8x - 1 Thanks in Advance!!

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Question 320754: Find the vertex and type in an ordered pair.
Problem:

f(x) = x^2 - 8x - 1
Thanks in Advance!!
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The -coordinate of the vertex of a parabola expressed in the form is given by:



The -coordinate of the vertex is the value of the function at that point, i.e.:




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