document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313133>Question 313133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you get the x intercepts by evaluating the function in order to get other points to graph the function>??????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) =2x^2 +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     =2(x^2 +1) +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 2(x^2+1+.5-.5)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2(x+2+1)+3(.5)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2(x+3)^2 + 3.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "am i on the right track and if so what next in order to finish ?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #223937 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=223937\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, not on the right track.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get x-intercepts, set f(x)=y=0 and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Well there are no x such that when you square them and add 2 will give you zero. There are no x-intercepts for this parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It never crosses the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get the y-intercept, set x=0 and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find the axis of symmetry and vertex by completing the square.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, it's already in vertex form,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the vertex is at (0,2) and it opens upwards. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get other points, just pick an x and calculate y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0+%2B-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0+%2B-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%282%29%5E2%2B2=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%282%29%5E2%2B2=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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