document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540362>Question 540362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the vertex for the graph of  y = 4(x + 3)2 + 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Almost all the work is done for you. The way the equation is written, you can clearly see that for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the fist term is zero and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For any other value of x, the first term is positive and y>4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The point (-3, 4) is the vertex and minimum of that parabola. </SPAN>\n" );
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