vertex at
(
−
1
,
−
4
)
Explanation:
Given:
y
=
2
x
2
+
4
x
−
2
Convert the given form into "vertex form"
y
=
m
(
x
−
a
)
2
+
b
with vertex at
(
a
,
b
)
XXX
y
=
2
(
x
2
+
2
x
)
−
2
complete the square
XXX
y
=
2
(
x
2
+
2
x
+
1
)
−
2
−
2
XXX
y
=
2
(
x
+
1
)
2
−
4
XXX
y
=
2
(
x
−
(
−
1
)
)
2
+
(
−
4
)
which is the vertex form with vertex at
(
−
1
,
−
4
)
graph{2x^2+4x-2 [-5.455, 7.034, -5.54, 0
