document.write( "Question 254535: I'm trying to figure out how to solve this problem. Thank you for all your help.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #186863 by JimboP1977(311) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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We can tell immedidately that the vertex is at points (-5,-1).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rearranging to find the roots (where the graph crosses the x axis) we get $\"1%2F4=%28x%2B5%29%5E2\"$ plus or minus $\"sqrt%281%2F4%29-5=x\"$ so we know that the roots are $\"1%2F2-5=-4.5\"$ and $\"-1%2F2-5=-5.5\"$ \r
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