Consider the quadratic function f(x)=2x2−8x+1.

a. Rewrite the function in the form f(x)=a(x−h)2+k .
f(x)=

b. The vertex of the graph of the function is
.

c. The minimum value of the function is
.

Noel is hoping to make a profit (in $) on the school play and has determined the function describing the profit to be f(t) = 8t – 2654, where t is the number of tickets sold. what does the number 8 tell you?