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document.write( "y = 2(x - 3)² + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2(x - 3)(x - 3) + 7 {squared the binomial by multiplying it by itself}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2(x² - 6x + 9 + 7 {used the foil method}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x² - 12x + 18 + 7 {used the distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x² - 13x + 25 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
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