SOLUTION: Would someone please help me with this problem: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value of f(x). Graph the function: f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3

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Question 606047: Would someone please help me with this problem:
Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value of f(x). Graph the function:
f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

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

f(x)= 1/3(x+5)^2 + 3  |Note 1/3>0 , parabola opens upward

Vertex is Pt(-5,3)min

Line of symmetry is x = -5