f (x) = a(x - h)2 + k, where (h, k) is thevertex of the parabola. FYI: Different textbooks have different interpretations of the reference "standard form" of a quadratic function. Some say f (x) = ax2 + bx + c is "standard form", while others say that f (x) = a(x - h)2 + k is "standardform".