Find the Vertex -x^2+740x-2500

$- x^{2} + 740 x - 2500$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation in vertex form.

Complete the square for $- x^{2} + 740 x - 2500$ .

Use the form $a x^{2} + b x + c$ , to find the values of $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ .

$a = - 1$

$b = 740$

$c = - 2500$

Consider the vertex form of a parabola.

$a {(x + d)}^{2} + e$

Find the value of $d$ using the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $a$ and $b$ into the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

$d = \frac{740}{2 \cdot - 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Cancel the common factor of $740$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $740$ .

$d = \frac{2 \cdot 370}{2 \cdot - 1}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{370}{- 1}$ .

$d = - 1 \cdot 370$

Multiply $- 1$ by $370$ .

$d = - 370$

Find the value of $e$ using the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $c$ , $b$ and $a$ into the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

$e = - 2500 - \frac{740^{2}}{4 \cdot - 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Raise $740$ to the power of $2$ .

$e = - 2500 - \frac{547600}{4 \cdot - 1}$

Multiply $4$ by $- 1$ .

$e = - 2500 - \frac{547600}{- 4}$

Divide $547600$ by $- 4$ .

$e = - 2500 - - 136900$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 136900$ .

$e = - 2500 + 136900$

Add $- 2500$ and $136900$ .

$e = 134400$

Substitute the values of $a$ , $d$ , and $e$ into the vertex form $- {(x - 370)}^{2} + 134400$ .

$- {(x - 370)}^{2} + 134400$

Set $y$ equal to the new right side.

$y = - {(x - 370)}^{2} + 134400$

Step 2

Use the vertex form, $y = a {(x - h)}^{2} + k$ , to determine the values of $a$ , $h$ , and $k$ .

$a = - 1$

$h = 370$

$k = 134400$

Step 3

Find the vertex $(h, k)$ .

$(370, 134400)$

Step 4

Find the Vertex -x^2+740x-2500

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