Question

Write each function in vertex form. y=a(x-h)^+k where h= -b/2a


y=x^-6x+9


Please help me step by step please

Answer 1

@Psymon please please help me

Answer 2

Do you know how to complete the square?

Answer 3

I don't think so

Answer 4

Can you show me, I have 4 more similar questions like this

Answer 5

Ah, okay. Yeah, this requires that you know how to complete thwe square.

Answer 6

Okay, I think I know what that is, just maybe not the name of it.

Answer 7

Ill show you a quick example and see if it rings a bell:

x^2 + 4x - 19

(x^2 + 4x + ___) = 19 + _____
(x^2 + 4x + 4) = 19 + 4
(x+2)^2 = 23

Answer 8

the ^ is confusing me, can u just write the exponent please

Answer 9

Just write the exponent?

Answer 10

I have no clue what you did up there basically, and how does that have to do with the question up there? :/

Answer 11

I wanted to see if the process looked familiar to you, because its whats required for this problem. It has nothing todo with the problem other than to see if youve seen it before.

Answer 12

Then no i'm sorry it wasn't familiar

Answer 13

Alrighty. So, you know what a perfect square is?

Answer 14

Yes a number multiplied by its self

Answer 15

can you please show me how to do this one so I can do the other 4 please, its really late here

Answer 16

Right. Well, the same thing exists with polynomials. Exceot a perfect square polynomial would be a factor multiplied by itself. For example (x+1)^2. So when you see that form you want a(x-h)^2 +k



That portion is always a perfect square. Problem is when we're given a problem like yours, x^2-6x + 9, we need to see if its a perfect square or not. If it isnt a perfect square, we need to turn it into one. Thats what completing the square does, it find s way to force our problem to become a perfect square and look like vertex form