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Identify the vertex of
y = 2x2 − 4x − 2

User DLiKS
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4 votes
The answer is (1,-4)
User JeremyK
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5 votes

vertex at

(

1

,

4

)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

y

=

2

x

2

+

4

x

2

Convert the given form into "vertex form"

y

=

m

(

x

a

)

2

+

b

with vertex at

(

a

,

b

)

XXX

y

=

2

(

x

2

+

2

x

)

2

complete the square

XXX

y

=

2

(

x

2

+

2

x

+

1

)

2

2

XXX

y

=

2

(

x

+

1

)

2

4

XXX

y

=

2

(

x

(

1

)

)

2

+

(

4

)

which is the vertex form with vertex at

(

1

,

4

)

graph{2x^2+4x-2 [-5.455, 7.034, -5.54, 0

User Doppelgreener
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