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Algebra.Com's Answer #22402 by venugopalramana(3286)\"\" \"About 
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Function y = x2 - 4x - 5, perform the
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\n" ); document.write( "a) Put the function in the form y = a(x - h)2 + k.
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\n" ); document.write( "a. Explain why it is not necessary to plot points to
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer 13849 by venugopalramana(1619) About Me on
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\n" ); document.write( "Y=X^2-4X-5={(X-2)^2-4-5}=(X-2)^2-9
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\n" ); document.write( "y=a(x-h)^2+k,WE INFER THAT
\n" ); document.write( "A=1,H=2 AND K=-9....THE LINE OF SYMMETRY IS X-2=0 AS
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\n" ); document.write( "YOU CAN SEE THAT LINE OF SYMMETRY IS X=0 HERE.
\n" ); document.write( "ALSO THE MINIMUM VALUE OR VERTEX AT 0,0 IN CASE OF
\n" ); document.write( "Y=X^2,WHERE AS IT WAS AT (2,-9)
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