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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following is the vertex of the quadratic equation x^2-6x+9

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Do you know how to complete the square?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

First take -6 (the second number) and cut it in half to get -3 Then square -3 to get 9 Because doing this gives us that last number, this means that x^2-6x+9 is a perfect square already

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

This means that x^2-6x+9 factors to (x-3)^2

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

The last step is to realize that (x-3)^2 is in the form (x-h)^2+k So because (h,k) = (3,0), we can say that the vertex is (3,0)

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