document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362982>Question 362982</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the graph of the function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = x2 + 4x + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The vertex lies on the axis of symmetry, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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