Find the Vertex and Axis of Symmetry of the Graph $$f ( x ) = - 8 x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 4$$

question 145

Multiple Choice

Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the graph of the function.
- $$f ( x ) = - 8 x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 4$$

• A) \(\left( - 8 , - \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = - 8\)
• B) \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 8 } , \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)
• C) \(( 8 , - 4 ) ; x = 8\)
• D) \(\left( - \frac { 1 } { 8 } , - \frac { 31 } { 8 } \right) ; x = - \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)

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