How do you write $y = x^2 + 2x + 5$ into vertex form?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-03T23:44:17

Vertex form:
$y=m(x-a)^2+b$
with the vertex at $(a,b)$

$y=x^2+2x+1 +4$

$y=(x+1)^2+4$

$y=(x-(-1))^2+4$

How do you write y = x^2 + 2x + 5y = x^2 + 2x + 5 into vertex form?