SOLUTION: Hello my name is ChristopherI am hoping you can help me on this HW problem... Given the equation Y=-2x^2-4x+6 a) Maimum or minimum? b) Find Vertex c) Axis of Symmetry? d)

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Question 439519: Hello my name is ChristopherI am hoping you can help me on this HW problem...

Given the equation Y=-2x^2-4x+6
a) Maimum or minimum?
b) Find Vertex
c) Axis of Symmetry?
d) Y-int?
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First we bring the function in standard form.y=-2%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29-2%2B6 or
y=-2%28x-1%29%5E2%2B4. From final function we have:The vertex is:(1, 4) and the
maximum value is 4. See the graph below.
graph%28300%2C+300%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-2%28x-1%29%5E2%2B4%29.