document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831935>Question 831935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write  f(x)=-5x^2-60x-181 in vertex form and identify the vertex. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y =-5x^2-60x-181<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x^2-60x = y + 181<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5(x^2+12x+36) = y + 181 -5(36)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5(x+6)^2 = y + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex: (-6,-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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