document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859408>Question 859408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I convert y=-2(x-2)^2 into standard form? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2%2A%28x-2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2%2A%28x-2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First you simplify, i.e. square the expression in the bracket.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOIL:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you expand the bracket (multiply everything with -2):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's it. The standard form of a curve is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+Ax%5E2+%2B+Bx+%2B+C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+Ax%5E2+%2B+Bx+%2B+C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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