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document.write( "That doesn't have a max.  It has a minimum.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x of the vertex = -b/2a = 0/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 --> y = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Minimum at (0,-4) </SPAN>\n" );
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