Question

The vertex of this parabola is at (-5, 4). Which of the following could be its
equation?

Answer 1

A. y = -(x + 5)^2 + 4

Explanation:

After a small online search, I've found that the options are:

A. y = -(x + 5)^2 + 4

B. y = -(x - 5)^2 + 4

C. y = -(x + 5)^2 - 4

D. y = -(x - 5)^2 - 4

For a quadratic equation with a vertex at the point (h, k) is written as:

y = a*(x - h)^2 + k

Where a is the leading coefficient.

So, if here we have the vertex at (-5, 4)

y = a*(x - (-5))^2 + 4

y = a(x + 5)^2 + 4

Then the correct option is the first one, where a = -1, then the correct option is A.