document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255522>Question 255522</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the vertex and the y-intercept of the graph of the function           y = -3(x + 2)^2 + 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "of the function y = -3(x + 2)^2 + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The function is in the vertex form y = a(x-h)^2+k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where the vertex is (h,k).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem: vertex is (-2,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = zero, y = -3*2*2+5 = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the y-intercept is (0,-7.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since a = -3 is negative the parabola opens downward.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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