SOLUTION: Rewrite the following quadratic in vertex form, identify the turning point and state if the turning point is a maximum or minimum y=2x^2+8x+5

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Question 965206: Rewrite the following quadratic in vertex form, identify the turning point and state if the turning point is a maximum or minimum y=2x^2+8x+5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=2x%5E2%2B8x%2B5
y=2%28x%5E2%2B4x%29%2B5
y=2%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29%2B5-2%284%29
y=2%28x%2B2%29%5E2-3
The vertex (turning point) is (-2,-3).
Since 2%3E0, the parabola opens upwards so the value at the vertex is a minimum.
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