document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659534>Question 659534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For homework, I have to solve the equation a(x-h)²+k=0  or  a(x-h)^2+k=0 , getting an expression for \"x\" in terms of the other variables in that equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In case this equation looks a little weird, it's the vertex form of a parabola.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was really stuck on this..but thanks in advance for helping!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*also, please show your work! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(x-h)²+k=0 or a(x-h)^2+k=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This equation is that of a parabola that opens up or down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: y=a(x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex, a=multiplier that affects slope or narrowness of the curve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a(x-h)^2+k=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(x-h)^2=-k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-h)^2=-k/a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take sqrt of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-h=±&#8730;(-k/a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=h±&#8730;(-k/a) </SPAN>\n" );
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