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document.write( "f(x)=-2x^2+2x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2(x^2-2x+1/4)+7+1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-(x-1/2)^2+15/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is an equation for a parabola that opens downwards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: y=A(x-h)^2+k , (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex, A=multiplier which affects width or steepness of the curve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex:(1/2,15/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "line or axis of symmetry: x=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "maximum: 15/2\r<BR>\n" );
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