document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973724>Question 973724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the x intercepts of a parabola with a vertex of (-1,-17) and a y intercept of (0,-13? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #595791 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=595791\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start from standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given point...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION OF THIS PARABOLA<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x when y is zero, and you have the x-intercepts. </SPAN>\n" );
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