SOLUTION: find vertex, axis of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value {{{ f(x)=(x+3)^2-2 }}}

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Question 367783: find vertex, axis of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

*Note: vertex form of a parabola, y=a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2Bk where(h,k) is the vertex

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vertex is (-3,-2) which is a minimum as 'a' = 1 (a >0 parabola opens upward)



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