How do you change f(x) = (x-3)^2 + 17 into standard form?

2 Answers
Jun 1, 2015

f(x) = (x - 3)^2 + 17

Develop: f(x) = (x^2 - 6x + 9 ) + 17 = x^2 - 6x + 26

Jun 1, 2015

(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab ,this is the prequist knowledge that u must know ..!!

  • Now by applying this identity u can open this eq:
    (x-3)^2+17 in this way..
    x^2+(3)^2+2(x)(3)+17
  • now this can be simplified as:
    x^2+9+6x+17
  • which can be further simplified as:
    x^2+6x+26
    this is ur answer!!