Find the values of b such that the function has the given maximum value.
f(x) = −x2 + bx − 17;
maximum value: 104

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So, the equation has a leading term with a negative coefficient, and is a quadratic, meaning is a parabola opening downwards, so it goes up and up and up and then makes a U-turn then down down, so it has a maximum point, that is, at the vertex point

so.. where the dickens is the vertex at?
we're asked to make the vertex with a y-coordinate of 104, so the maximum value is 104

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