document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526572>Question 526572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please show me step by step how to graph the function, find the vertex, line of symmetry, and maximum or minimum value of f(x)=(x+2)^2-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex: (-2,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "symmetry: x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Minimum occurs at the vertex = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot the vertex (-2,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the y-intercept: f(0) = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a parabola opening upward from (-2,-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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