Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 5th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Quadratic Functions - Exercises for Skills for Completing the Square - Page 138: 16

Answer

$$ (-\frac{3}{2},-\frac{21}{4})$$

Work Step by Step

Completing the square in order to write the equation in the form $a(x-h)^2+k$, we find: $$x^2-3x-3+\left(-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2-\left(-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2 \\ \left(x-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2-3-\left(-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2 \\ \left(x-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2-\frac{21}{4}$$ The vertex is $(h,k)$, so we see that the vertex is: $$ (-\frac{3}{2},-\frac{21}{4})$$
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