document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664134>Question 664134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the center (or vertex if it is a parabola) of y^2+4x=8? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2+4x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2=-4x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2=-4(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola of the form: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this problem: vertex is at (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
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