document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23694>Question 23694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=1/2(x-3)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What would you like to do, graph it?  Do you have a graphing calculator, or can I use the graphing calculator at algebra.com?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or perhaps you are supposed to graph this without a calculator?  Without a calculator, you begin the graph of y = x^2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because of the (x-3) you will be moving the graph of y =x^2 to the RIGHT 3 units. Because of the 1/2 coefficient, it opens up the graph and makes it wider.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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