Maximum and Minimum Values of General Quadratic Functions

1. By expressing y = 2x^2 + 4x + 17 in the form y = a(x + b)^2 + C, where a, b, and c are constants, state the minimum value of y and the value of x at which this occurs. Hence, sketch the curve y = 2x^2 + 4x + 17
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