document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494740>Question 494740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the quadratic equation y=2x^2+4x-1  find the coordinates of the vertex.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex of the graph of the parabola described by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(\,\frac{-b}{2a},\,\rho\left(\frac{-b}{2a}\right)\,\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rho\left(\frac{-b}{2a}\right)\ =\ a\left(\frac{-b}{2a}\right)^2\ +\ b\left(\frac{-b}{2a}\right)\ +\ c\ =\ \frac{-b^2}{4a}\ +\ c\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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