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document.write( "Finding the vertex form of a parabola,  where(h,k) is the vertex
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document.write( "Completing the Square:  y = ax^2 + bx + c   ⇒ 
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document.write( "f(x) = -(1/2)x^2 - 2x     + 5
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document.write( "f(x) = -(1/2)(x^2 +4x)    + 5  
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document.write( "f9x) = (-1/2)(x+2)^2 + 2 + 5 = 
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document.write( "f(x) = (-1/2)(x+2)^2 + 7  
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document.write( "V(-2,7)
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