document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698627>Question 698627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equation of the parabola y=x^2-18x-76 in standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. y-9=(x-9)^2      c. y+76=(x-9)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. y+81=(x-9)^2     d. y+157=(x-9)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2-18x-76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x^2-18x+81)-81-76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x-9)^2-157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+157)=(x-9)^2 (ans. d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a parabola that opens up with vertex at (9,-157) </SPAN>\n" );
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