Can you simplify a coordinate

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Can you simplify $(-6,-36)$ to $(-1,-6)$ if the first coordinate is the min value of a quadratic graph. The equation is $y = x^2 + 12x$.

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No, these are two different points in the (Cartesian) plane. If you draw this graph, you will see that the minimum value is attended at $(-6,-36)$ and the point $(-1,-6)$ is not even on the graph.