steps for solving y=-x^2-4x-3

Question

Show me the steps to solve this quadritic function 

Answer 1

Watch your spelling!  It's a quadratic function.

 

What do you wish to do?  ["Solving" refers to solving an equation. You have a function, named f]

 

Do you wish to find its zeros, i.e. the roots of the equation f(x) = 0?  You do that by factoring.

 

Do you wish to graph it, including finding its vertex? (You already see that the y-intercept is (0,-3)