document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=743524>Question 743524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble with Graphing the quadratic function   f(x)= x^2 + X - 12  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #452972 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=452972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This one is factorable, making roots easy to find, and making the axis easy to find also.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=x%5E2%2Bx-12=%28x-3%29%28x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=x%5E2%2Bx-12=%28x-3%29%28x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so the x-intercepts are x=-3 and x=4.  That means, two points of the graph are (+3,0) and (-4,0).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex occurs at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%283%2B%28-4%29%29%2F2=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%283%2B%28-4%29%29%2F2=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  We only then need to feed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to f(x) and find the resulting value.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-12%261%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-12%261%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is this value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may then plug in a couple of more points if you want to help show the shape a little better.\r<BR>\n" );
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