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Advanced Math practice question

The graph of y = (x − 2)² + 5 in the xy-plane is a parabola. What are the coordinates of its vertex?

  1. A. (2, 5)Correct
  2. B. (−2, 5)
  3. C. (2, −5)
  4. D. (5, 2)

Answer: A. (2, 5)

In y = (x − h)² + k the vertex is (h, k), so it is (2, 5).

Why the other answers are wrong

B. (−2, 5)
The sign of h is reversed.
C. (2, −5)
The sign of k is reversed.
D. (5, 2)
The coordinates are swapped.

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