document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3453>Question 3453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am stuck on a quadratic graph question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (x-2)squared,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sorry i can`t do a little 2 so i put squared, i can do other quadratic graphs and the working, but can`t find how to solve this 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Pieter><B>Pieter(35)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Pieter><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = (x - 2)²\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have a formula: (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b²     (VERRY IMPORTANT!!!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                or (a - b)² = a² - 2ab + b²  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we get that (x - 2)² = x² - 4x + 4 and you will be able to solve this one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I find the solution 2 (only one solution because b² - 4ac from the abcD equation is 0: only one solution)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An other way you can get the solutions: find the root of y = x - 2. This wil be (two times due to the exponent) the root of y = (x - 2)² that is because when you search the roots, y = 0 so (x - 2)² = 0 and here the exponent can be left away (sqrt(o) = o anyway)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope you understand it, otherwise contact me.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Greets\r<BR>\n" );
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