Asked by No Name

The equation of a parabola is y=

x2+9x+45. Write the equation in vertex form.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
y = -x^2 + 9x + 45
= - (x^2 - 9x) + 45
= - [ (x - 9/2)^2 - (9/2)^2 ] + 45
= - (x - 9/2)^2 + 81/4 + 45
= - (x - 9/2)^2 + 261/4.

So the vertex form is y = -(x - 9/2)^2 + 261/4 (vertex at (9/2, 261/4)).