SOLUTION: 4. Use completing the square to rewrite the following equation in transformational form: y = x2 + 8x - 12 A. y = (x-4)2 - 28 B. y = (x+4)2 - 28 C. y = (x+4)2 + 4 D. y = (

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Question 791628: 4. Use completing the square to rewrite the following equation in transformational form: y = x2 + 8x - 12
A. y = (x-4)2 - 28
B. y = (x+4)2 - 28
C. y = (x+4)2 + 4
D. y = (x-4)2 + 4

Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x2 + 8x - 12
x^2 + 8x ........-12
x^2 + 8x + 16 .....-12 - 16
(x + 4)^2 - 28 (B)
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