document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554344>Question 554344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do u solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite in h,k form and state values \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x-8y+33=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite in h,k form and state values <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2x-8y+33=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=x^2-2x+33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=(x^2-2x+1)+33-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=(x-1)^2+32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/8)(x-1)^2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation for a parabola of standard form: y=A(x-h)^2+k, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(1/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (1,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=1 (parabola opens upwards, minimum of 4 at x=1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug in a couple of x-values on either side of the axis of symmetry and you will have the information you need to graph given parabola. </SPAN>\n" );
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