document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613572>Question 613572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the vertex for x^2+6x+1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+6x+1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, put equation in standard form by completing the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x^2+6x+9)+1-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x+3)^2-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens upwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: (x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: x^2+6x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (-3,-8)<BR>\n" );
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