document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189971>Question 189971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Use the Completing the Square method to find the vertex form of the quadratic function  y = x^2 + 7x + 12.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex is at (-7/2,-1/4) </SPAN>\n" );
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