It’s prime because none of the other answers work.
The standard form of a quadratic equation is

, while the vertex form is:

, where (h, k) is the vertex of the parabola.
What we want is to write

as

First, we note that all the three terms have a factor of 3, so we factorize it and write:

.
Second, we notice that

are the terms produced by

, without the 9. So we can write:

, and substituting in

we have:
![\displaystyle{ y=3(x^2-6x-2)=3[(x-3)^2-9-2]=3[(x-3)^2-11]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdisplaystyle%7B%20y%3D3%28x%5E2-6x-2%29%3D3%5B%28x-3%29%5E2-9-2%5D%3D3%5B%28x-3%29%5E2-11%5D)
.
Finally, distributing 3 over the two terms in the brackets we have:
![y=3[x-3]^2-33](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=y%3D3%5Bx-3%5D%5E2-33)
.
Answer:
Exact Form:
35/12
Decimal Form:
2.916
Mixed Number Form:
2 11/12
Answer:
a = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
From the solution given, x = a and y = -1
Substitute for x and y in either of the equations
y = -x + 9
-1 = -a + 9
a = 9 + 1 = 10