Minimum or
maximum value Equation in
vertex form y=- (x+5)^2 -3
The maximum value of y is -3, which occurs at the vertex (-5, -3).
To find the minimum or maximum value of the equation in vertex form, y = -(x+5)^2 - 3, we need to identify the vertex of the parabolic function.
The vertex form of a parabolic function is given as y = a(x-h)^2 + k, where (h, k) represents the vertex of the parabola.
In this case, the given equation y = -(x+5)^2 - 3 is already in vertex form, with h = -5 and k = -3. So the vertex is (-5, -3).
Since the coefficient of the quadratic term, a, is negative, the parabola opens downwards, indicating that the vertex represents the maximum value of the function.
Therefore, the maximum value of y = -(x+5)^2 - 3 is -3.