SOLUTION: If i'm given y=x^2+x-12, How do I write this function into a vertex form?

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Question 237055: If i'm given y=x^2+x-12, How do I write this function into a vertex form?
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Complete the square. Step 1, divide the coefficient on the 1st degree term by 2 and square the result:

Add and subtract this value in the RHS



The first three terms in the RHS are now a perfect square:



Vertex at


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