What is the vertex of the graph of the function f times x equals x squared + 8x - 2

The decibel level of sound is 50 db greater on a busy street than in a quiet room where the intensity of sound is watt/m2. the level of sound in the quiet room is db, and the intensity of sound in the busy street is watt/m2. use the formula , where is the sound level in decibels, i is the intensity of sound, and is the smallest sound intensity that can be heard by the human ear (roughly equal to watts/m2).

Part of the total score for each program is the sum of five program component scores. on the free program, the sum of these five program component scores is multiplied by a factor of 2.0. yuzuru hanyu, of japan, earned scores of 9.07, 8.96, 8.89, 9.21, and 9.36 for the program components portion of his free program. how many total points did he receive for this portion?

Simply 8x squared + 5(7x squared- x) - 2x =