document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792016>Question 792016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7. Find the vertex of the graph of the following equation: y = x^2 + 8x -12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.	 (4, -28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.	 (-4, -28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.	 (-4, 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.	 (4, 4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 8x + (8/2)^2 - (8/2)^2 -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 8x + 16 -16 - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 4)^2 - 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex is (-4, -28) </SPAN>\n" );
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