document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=927912>Question 927912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm struggling a lot with this one...I am so lost...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put equation in this form y=ax^2+bx+c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex (4, -1)  passes through (2, 3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #563326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Techpriest><B>Techpriest(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Techpriest><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=563326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Did you remember the formula of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A vertex of this formula would be (h,k).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can plug in the vertex into this formula into:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that it passes through (2,3) so we can plug-in the x and y value into the formula also:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And so we combine like terms now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+=+a%28-2%29%5E2-1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+=+a%28-2%29%5E2-1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine Like Terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+=+4a-1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+=+4a-1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+%2B+1+=+4a-1%2B1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+%2B+1+=+4a-1%2B1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Addition Property of Equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%2F4+=+4a%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%2F4+=+4a%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Division Property of Equality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1+=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1+=+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that a is one. So, into the formula we know that now.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28x%29+=+%28x-4%29%5E2-1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28x%29+=+%28x-4%29%5E2-1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28x%29+=+x%5E2-8x%2B16-1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28x%29+=+x%5E2-8x%2B16-1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28x%29+=+x%5E2-8x%2B15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28x%29+=+x%5E2-8x%2B15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+x%5E2-8x%2B15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+x%5E2-8x%2B15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > We know that f(x) is y. </SPAN>\n" );
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