SOLUTION: Given the parabola y=-(x-6)^2-1,detemine each of the following Identify the vertex of the parabola y=-(x-6)^2-1

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Question 224749: Given the parabola y=-(x-6)^2-1,detemine each of the following
Identify the vertex of the parabola y=-(x-6)^2-1
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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The vertex form of a parabola's equation is generally expressed as :
+y=+a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk+
where (h,k) is the vertex
.
You were given:
y=-%28x-6%29%5E2-1
which if we could rewrite as:
y=-%28x-6%29%5E2%2B%28-1%29
From inspection, because it is in "vertex form" we see that the vertex is at
(6,-1)