document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362381>Question 362381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given f(x) = -2x^2 + 12x - 5 I must complete the square and put in the form y = a(x - h)^2 + k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x^2 + 12x = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 6x = -5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 6x + 9 = 13/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 3)^2 = 13/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 3 = sqrt(13/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3 +/- sqrt(13/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, how I would put this into the standard form? I have h = -b/2a = 3 and k = (c-b)^2/4a = -289/8 (?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how I would enter x, wouldn't there be two of them?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for any help you can provide :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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