You have to complete the square to get it into vertex form. Do this by setting the function equal to zero and at the same time moving the constant over to the other side of the equals sign so you have this: 
. Now we can complete the square on the polynomial by taking half the linear term, squaring it, and adding it to both sides. Our linear term is 4. Half of 4 is 2, and 2 squared is 4, so we add 4 to both sides: 
and simplify to get 
. In this process we have created a perfect square binomial on the left, which happens to be 
. Now move the -6 back over by addition to get 
. The vertex is found at (-2, 6), the third choice down.
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Answer:
Both will be at the same page after 6.5 days and the page number will be 180.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let after x days Nora and Lila will be at the same page.
Nora is on page 128 and plans to read 8 pages per day until the next club meeting.
After x days Nora will be at the page number = 128 + 8x
Similarly, Lila is on page 102 and she reads 12 pages per day.
After x days Lila will be on page number = 102 + 12x
Since after x days they will be at the same page
Therefore, 128 + 8x = 102 + 12x
12x - 8x = 128 - 102
4x = 26
x =
x = 6.5 days
Page number they will be on = 128 + 8(6.5)
= 128 + 52
= 180
Both will be at the same page after 6.5 days and the page number will be 180.