Which of the following quadratic function has a maximum value of 16?
1- y=x^2+16
2- y=16-x^2
3- y=(x-16)^2
4- y=(x+16)^2

When a quadratic is in the form , your min/max = .

When a quadratic is in the form , your min/max = .

Let's take a look at all of these answers.

1) y = x² + 16
#1 in is general form. (y=ax²+bx+c)
a=1, b=0, c=16.

So we know that the min/max is 16. We don't know which it is, though.

2) y = -x² + 16
I've rearranged this equation to general form.
As you can see, this will have the same outcome as the previous, with the min/max being 16.

3) y = (x-16)²
This is in y = (x-h)² + k form, but there is no k, thus the min/max k = 0.
This is also true for 4) y = (x+16)².

Let's go back to #1 and #2.
While vertex form y = (x-h)² + k makes finding the vertex easy, it is a lot easier to know whether we have a minimum or a maximum in y = ax² + by + c form.

Simply put: If a is positive, the parabola opens upwards and we have a min.
If a is negative, it opens downwards and we have a max.

We want a maximum value of 16, so that means negative a.
Thus our answer is 2) y = -x² + 16

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