document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710284>Question 710284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please state the coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y+x^2-4x=-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12y+x^2-4x=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-4x=-12y-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2-4x+4)=-12y-16+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)^2=-12y-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)^2=-12(y+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: (x-h)^2=-4p(y-k)^2, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:12y+x^2-4x=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (2,-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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