document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978909>Question 978909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find x intercept of the parabola with vertex (1,245) and y intercept (0,240). Write the answer in this form (x1,y1),(x2,y2)  if necessary round to nearest hundredth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=600301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Begin with standard form,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for a because you will also use the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-k=a%28x-h%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-k=a%28x-h%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=%28y-k%29%2F%28x-h%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=%28y-k%29%2F%28x-h%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the given vertex and y-intercept:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=%28240-245%29%2F%280-1%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=%28240-245%29%2F%280-1%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-5%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-5%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Solve the standard form equation for the two x-intercepts.  (Let y=0  and just solve for the value of x, which then gives the x-intercepts.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-5%28x-1%29%5E2%2B245 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-5%28x-1%29%5E2%2B245\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%28x-1%29%5E2=-245 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%28x-1%29%5E2=-245\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----y has been set equal to 0 but step not shown<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=-245%2F-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=-245%2F-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=0%2B-+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=0%2B-+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2B-+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2B-+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either x=-6  or  x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As ordered pair points,  (-6,0)  and  (8,0) are the x-intercepts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );