document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31562>Question 31562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Find x and y intercepts of the parabola				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   y=x^2-6x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What is the Vertex of this parabola? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thats the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when y = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y=x^2-6x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = x^2 -6x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = (x - 5)(x - 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is true if x = 5 or x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x-intercepts are (5,0) and (1,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the vertex occurs where y(x + k) = y(x - k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+k)^2 -6(x+k) + 5 = (x-k)^2 -6(x-k) +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 +2kx +k^2 -6x -6k +5 = x^2 -2kx +k^2 -6x +6k +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cancel the terms that are the same on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2kx -6k = -2kx +6k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4kx = 12k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "kx = 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3^2 -6(3) +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3, -4) is the vertex </SPAN>\n" );
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