document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250613>Question 250613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -x^2 + 7x - 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to graph this quadratic function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know I will need to use -b/2a and find y, but I am quite confused on how to solve this problem.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-b%2F2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-b%2F2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will give you the vertex and the axis of symmetry.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can then plot points equidistant from the vertex (they have the same y value).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 and x=4 would give the same y, y=-9+21-2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 and x=5 would give the same y, y=-4+14-2=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1 and x=6 would give the same y, y=-1+7-2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0 and x=7 would give the same y, y=0+0-2=-2<BR>\n" );
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