Question

Using the completing-the-square method, rewrite f(x) = x2 + 10x + 7 in vertex form

Answer 1

Answer:

f(x) = (x - (-5))^2 + (-18)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

f(x) = x^2 + 10x + 7

Rewrite f(x) in vertex form

Solution:

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c is a quadratic function.

The vertex form of f(x) is a(x - h)^2 + k, where (h, k) is the vertex.

=> f(x) = x^2 + 10x + 7

          = x^2 + 10x + 25 - 18

          = (x + 5)^ - 18

          = (x - (-5))^2 + (-18)

=> f(x) can be rewritten in form of a(x - h)^2 + k, where (h, k) is the vertex, with a = 1, h = -5, k = -18