Completing the Square Answers

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Charla wants to determine the vertex of the function f(x) = x2 – 18x + 60 by changing the function into vertex form. Which statement about the vertex of the function is true?

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The x-coordinate of the vertex is greater than the y-coordinate.
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The x-coordinate of the vertex is negative.
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The y-coordinate of the vertex is greater than the y-intercept.
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The y-coordinate of the vertex is positive.
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Which values for h and k are used to write the function in vertex form?

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h=6, k=36
h
h=−6, k=−36
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h=6, k=30
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h=−6, k=−30
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The vertex form of a function is g(x) = (x – 3)2 + 9. How does the graph of g(x) compare to the graph of the function f(x) = x2?

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g(x) is shifted 3 units left and 9 units up.
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g(x) is shifted 3 units right and 9 units up.
g
g(x) is shifted 9 units left and 3 units down.
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g(x) is shifted 9 units right and 3 units down.

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