Find the Vertex of the Graph of the Quadratic Function $f ( x ) = - x ^ { 2 } - 7 x - 3$

question 32

Multiple Choice

Find the vertex of the graph of the quadratic function.
- $f ( x ) = - x ^ { 2 } - 7 x - 3$

• A) \(\left( - \frac { 7 } { 2 } , \frac { 37 } { 4 } \right)\)
• B) \(\left( \frac { 7 } { 2 } , - \frac { 159 } { 4 } \right)\)
• C) \(( 7 , - 101 )\)
• D) \(( - 7 , - 3 )\)

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