What is the vertex of the parabola #y = -3(x - 4)2 - 5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-09T07:48:20

The vertex is #V=(4;-5)#

The vertex of a parabola given in the form of:

#y=a(x-p)^2+q#

is given as

So in the example we have:

#a=-3#, #p=4#, and #q=-5#

So the coordinates of the vertex are: #V=(4;-5)#