document.write( "Question 177829: Quadratic Equations
\n" ); document.write( "Complete the square to rewrite each relation in the form y=a(x-h)^2+k. Then, sketch a graph of each parabola, labelling the vertex, the axis of symmetry, and two other points.
\n" ); document.write( "a)y=x^2+4x+10
\n" ); document.write( "b)y=-x^2+6x-8
\n" ); document.write( "c)y=-2x^2-12x-7
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Algebra.Com's Answer #133501 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "a)\"y=x%5E2%2B4x%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "Completing the square:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29%2B10-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B6%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Vertex: (-2,6)
\n" ); document.write( "Axis of Symmetry=-2
\n" ); document.write( "Solving the X-intercepts:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"--->where\"system%28a=1%2Cb=4%2Cc=10%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving the Discriminant: \"b%5E2-4ac=4%5E2-4%2A1%2A10=16-40=-24\"---> since negative, it has no solutions for real numbers.
\n" ); document.write( "Y-Intercept: \"f%28x%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=0%5E2%2B4%280%29%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "Continuing,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-4%2B-i%2Asqrt%28-24%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29=%28-4%2B-i%2A4.8989795%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Or see the graph,
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\n" ); document.write( "b)\"y=-x%5E2%2B6x-8\"----->\"y=-1%28x%5E2%2B6x-8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Completing the square:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29%2B8-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=-1%28x-3%29%5E2-1%29\"------->\"a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\" where\"system%28h=x=3%2Ck=y=highlight%281%29%29\", highlighted: \"a%2Ak=%28-1%29%28-1%29=1\", oks!
\n" ); document.write( "Vertex: (3,1)
\n" ); document.write( "Axis of Symmetry: =3
\n" ); document.write( "Remember\"system%28a=-1%2Cb=6%2Cc=-8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for Discriminant: \"b%5E2-4ac=6%5E2-4%2A%28-1%29%28-8%29=36-32=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B-2%29%2F-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B2%29%2F-2=-4%2F-2=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6-2%29%2F-2=-8%2F-2=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "X-Intercepts\"system%28x=2%2Cx=4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Y-Intercept: \"f%28x%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%280%29%5E2%2B6%280%29-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "We'll see the graph,
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\n" ); document.write( "c)\"y=-2x%5E2-12x-7\"----->\"y=-2%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B7%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Completing the square:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29%2B%287%2F2%29-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2B%287-18%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=-2%28x%2B3%29%5E2-%2811%2F2%29%29\"-->it follows \"a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\" where\"system%28h=x=-3%2Ck=y=11%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Vertex: (-3,11)------->Again, \"y=a%2Ak=-2%2A%28-11%2F2%29=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "Axis 0f Symmetry= -3
\n" ); document.write( "For X-Intercepts:
\n" ); document.write( "Remember\"system%28a=1%2Cb=6%2Cc=7%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "WE 1st solve for the discriminant: \"b%5E2-4ac=6%5E2-4%2A1%2A%287%2F2%29=36-%2828%2F2%29=36-14=22\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B-4.69%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6%2B4.69%29%2F2=-1.31%2F2=highlight%28-0.655%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-6-4.69%29%2F2=-10.69%2F2=highlight%28-5.345%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Y-Intercept: \"f%28x%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2%280%29%5E2-12%280%29-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "We see the graph:
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\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo\r
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