If we express 3x^2-8x-2 in the form a(x-h)^2+k , then what is a+h+k?
3x^2-8x-2 =
3 (x^2 - 8/3x) -2 complete the square for 'x'
3 ( x -4/3)^2 - 48/3 - 2
3 (x - 4/3)^2 - 18 You can finish I hope!