document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308363>Question 308363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the equation f(x)=x^2+6x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the x-intercepts by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the axis of symmetry\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried working out this problem 3 times and i can not solve it. My teacher said that when i find the x-intercepts that i should leave my answer in square roots rather than the decimal approximations. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the x-intercepts by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the axis of symmetry <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried working out this problem 3 times and i can not solve it. My teacher said that when i find the x-intercepts that i should leave my answer in square roots rather than the decimal approximations.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = x^2 + 6x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "set f(x) = 0 and complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "coefficient of 6x is 6, half of 6 is 3, and 3 squared is 9, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 9 - 5 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = (x + 3)^2 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = (x + 3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(5) = x + 3 OR -sqrt(5) = x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 + sqrt(5) = x OR -3 - sqrt(5) = x (these are your x-intercepts)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parabolic equation is in the form f(x) = a(x - h)^2 + k, where (h,k) are the coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1 and is positive so parabola opens upward<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = -3 and k = - 5 so vertex is at (-3, -5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and axis of symmetry is x = h or x = -3<BR>\n" );
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