document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48148>Question 48148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the vertex of the given parabola.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=x%5E2+%2B+0x+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=x%5E2+%2B+0x+-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-0)/(2)(1)[Plug-in the values]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 [The x valued of the vertex = 0]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=0%5E2-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=0%5E2-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >[Plug (x=0) back into the function and solve for \"y\"]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, -2) [Values of the vertex] </SPAN>\n" );
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