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How do you find the minimum? It says the answer but I’m not sure how it is (4,-4)

How do you find the minimum? It says the answer but I’m not sure how it is (4,-4)-example-1

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You could use a graphing calculator to see the lowest point in the graph OR you could put that equation into it's completed squared form, which is (x-4)^2 -4. The opposite of -4 in the parentheses is positive 4, and the leftover -4 is the y value. So that also becomes (4,-4)

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