document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55110>Question 55110</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534494498/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine vertex of y=x^2-8x+22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is what I did (after lots of hair pulling)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2-8x+22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-22=x^2-8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-22+16=x^2-8x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-22+4=(x-4x)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-18=(x-4x)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x-4x)^2+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: (-4,18)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am I on the right track? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You are almost on the right track.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " y=x^2-8x+22 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x+? = y-22+?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x+16 = y-22+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)^2 = y-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This follows the form (x-h)^2=4p(y-k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where (h,k) is the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex is (4,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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