Answer:
yes
Step-by-step explanation:
To figure out if a point works with it's equation, you should replace the x and y with the point you got
-8 > 3(-5)+6
-8 > -15 +6
-8 > -9
Since -8 is bigger than -9, point (-5,-8) is true to the equation.
and as seen in the graph I have attached, the point does infact reside in the shaded in area. If you haven't learned how to graph this type of equation, you may disregard the graph :)
If you have any questions at all, don't be afraid to ask :)
Is this a real question ?
Answers:

where 'a' cannot be zero.
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Explanation:
The vertex is (h,k)
The x coordinate of the vertex is h which is found through this formula

For example, if we had the quadratic
, then we'll plug in a = 3 and b = -6 to get: 
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To find the value of k, we plug that h value into the original standard form of the quadratic and simplify.


It's interesting how we end up with the numerator of
which is similar to
found under the square root in the quadratic formula. There are other ways to express that formula above. We need
to avoid dividing by zero. The values of b and c are allowed to be zero.