document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163987>Question 163987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum of f(x). Graph the function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=(1)/(5)(x+1)^2+9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=(1)/(5)(x+1)^2+9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = (1/5)(x^2+2x+1)+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = (1/5)x^2 + (2/5)x + (46/5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "max or min occurs when x = -b/2a = -(2/5)/(2/5) = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(-1) = (1/5) -(2/5) + 46/5 = 45/5 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "minumum occurs at (-1,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry is x = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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