SOLUTION: Write the function in the form Y= a(x-h)^2 +k f(x)= -x^2 + 10x-8

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Question 40254This question is from textbook beginning & intermediate algebra
: Write the function in the form Y= a(x-h)^2 +k
f(x)= -x^2 + 10x-8 This question is from textbook beginning & intermediate algebra

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f(x)= -x^2 + 10x - 8
f(x) + 8 = -x^2 + 10x
-y - 8 = x^2 - 10x
-y - 8 = (x - 5)^2
-y + 17 = (x - 5)^2
-y = (x - 5)^2 - 17
y = -1(x - 5)^2 + 17