SOLUTION: Consider the function f(x) = x^2 + 4x + 1 . Find h, the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola

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Question 124436: Consider the function f(x) = x^2 + 4x + 1 . Find h, the x-coordinate of the vertex of this parabola
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=X^2+4X+1
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+x%5E2+%2B4x+%2B1%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = x^2 +4x +1).
THE X COORDINATE OF THE VERTEX IS X=-2.