document.write( "Question 464752: Given y = x 2 + 6x − 1, complete the square and convert the equation to y = a (x − h)2 + k form. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the vertex form of a parabola,  where(h,k) is the vertex
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document.write( "y = x^2 + 6x - 1  |Completing square to put into vertex form
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document.write( "y = (x+3)^2 - 9 - 1
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document.write( "y = (x+3)^2 - 10   |Note vertex is Pt(-3,-10) a = 1 >0 parabola opens upward
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