Write the quadratic function f(x) = x^2 + 8x + 3 in vertex form?
A) f(x) = (x - 4)^2 - 13
B) f(x) = (x - 4)^2 + 3
C) f(x) = (x + 4)^2 + 3
D) f(x) = (x + 4)^2 - 13
A) f(x) = (x - 4)^2 - 13
B) f(x) = (x - 4)^2 + 3
C) f(x) = (x + 4)^2 + 3
D) f(x) = (x + 4)^2 - 13
1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018
you have to complete the square.
Explanation:
first you have to open a bracket and put the
into it add up to half of the term b which is
always completing the square, the sign after the brackets is negative. Then you have to half again the term b and square it.
And finally you have to add the term c which is 3 in this case.
Simplify
Answer
vertex is (-4,-13)