| Exam Board | OCR MEI |
| Module | C1 (Core Mathematics 1) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Session | January |
| Topic | Quadratic Functions |
8 Express \(5 x ^ { 2 } + 15 x + 12\) in the form \(a ( x + b ) ^ { 2 } + c\).
Hence state the minimum value of \(y\) on the curve \(y = 5 x ^ { 2 } + 15 x + 12\).