Question

What is the vertex form of `y=x^2-7x+10`?

Answer 1

`y = (x - 7/2)^2 - 9/4`

Explanation:

x-cordinate of vertex:
`x = -b/(2a) = 7/2`
y-cordinate of vertex
`y(7/2) = (49/4) - (49/2) + 10 = - 49/4 + 40/4 = - 9/4`
Vertex form of y:
`y = (x - 7/2)^2 - 9/4`