SOLUTION: Identify the vertex, axis of symmetry and min/max value f(x)=3x^2-54x+241

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Question 968609: Identify the vertex, axis of symmetry and min/max value
f(x)=3x^2-54x+241
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Identify the vertex, axis of symmetry and min/max value
f(x)=3x^2-54x+241
complete the square:
f(x)=3(x^2-18x+81)-243+241
f(x)=3(x-9)^2-2
vertex: (9,-2)
axis of symmetry: x=9
minimum value=-2