document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30229>Question 30229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the coordinates of the vertex for the function f(x)=x^2+6x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) (-3,-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) (6,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) (3,-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) (-6,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "convert this into (x-a)² + b form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² + 6x + 4 = x² + 6x + 9 - 9 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² + 6x + 4 = (x+3)² -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a,b) = (-3, -5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex = (-3, -5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: (1)<BR>\n" );
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