document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834016>Question 834016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the following quadratic function in the vertext form. Then, identify the axis of symmetry and the coordinates of the vertex.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-x^2 + 4x -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me I do not know how to solve this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502808 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=502808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ?<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-x%5E2+%2B+4x+-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-x%5E2+%2B+4x+-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming you really meant, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%5E2%2B4x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%5E2%2B4x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you want to Complete The Square and adjust to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > format.  Thee term to both ADD and SUBTRACT on the right-side member is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F2%29%5E2=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F2%29%5E2=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Doing this will allow you to obtain a portion of right-side expression which is a perfect square, and an added or subtracted constant term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%5E2%2B4x%2B4-4-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%5E2%2B4x%2B4-4-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29-4-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28x%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29-4-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You finish the work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For further help and instruction, look at the and study the lesson, \"What is Completing The Square? With Visual Explanation\" and maybe also \"Completing the Square to Solve General Quadratic Equation\".  Find these in the lessons link in my profile. </SPAN>\n" );
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