document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323297>Question 323297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the method of completing the square to find the standard form of the quadratic function.  State the vertex and exis of symmetry of the graph of the function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=x^2+8x+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "help please<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cz </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x^2+8x+9 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^2+8x+(16) + 9-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (x+4)^2-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex: (-4,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Axis: x = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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