Find the domain and range of LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(x)=- 3 x^{2} - 60 x - 297

The domain of every polynomial is all real numbers. The sign of LaTeX:  \displaystyle a is negative so the function has a maximum value at the vertex. The vertex is located at LaTeX:  \displaystyle h=\frac{-b}{2a}=-10 and LaTeX:  \displaystyle k=f(h)=3 . This gives the range as LaTeX:  \displaystyle (-\infty,3]