document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897132>Question 897132</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me. I have no clue on what numbers to use for this parabola since my Y intercepts come out as big numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to sketch the parabola with the equation 4x^2-16x+15 and label the vertex, axis of symmetry, x and y intercepts. Should I divide by 4?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543997 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543997\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=4x^2-16x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2x-5)*(2x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=0 y=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=1 y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=2 y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "min{y = 4 x^2-16 x+15} = -1 at x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parabola<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focus | (2, -15/16)~~(2, -0.9375)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex | (2, -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "semi-axis length | 1/16 = 0.0625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focal parameter | 1/8 = 0.125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eccentricity | 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix | y = -17/16\r<BR>\n" );
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