document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=788412>Question 788412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I graph y=(x+3)^2-9? Since I don't have a middle coefficient...? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><B>wilft1(217)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=wilft1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=478503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the same way you would solve any other x,y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where did i get the 2 from?   i substituted the x for 2 and then solved for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "look at the second one i did, i did the same thing except i substituted the x for 5 this time.   thats how you get the coordinates, substitute one variable and then solve for the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(x+3)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (2+3)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (5)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 25-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x  y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,14)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(x+3)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(5+3)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(8)^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 64-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x   y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5,55) </SPAN>\n" );
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