document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452706>Question 452706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">       Find the vertex of the graph of y=-4x^2+3x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is on the line of symmetry<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -b/2a is the LOS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3/-8 = 3/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -4(3/8)^2 + 3(3/8) - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -36/64 + 72/64 - 192/64 = -156/64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -39/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex @ (3/8,-39/16) </SPAN>\n" );
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