document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982712>Question 982712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the following using intercepts. y= 2 sqrt(x+9)-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603539 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=603539\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Upper branch of a horizontal parabola, concave to the right.  Translated from reference position by 9 units to the left and 4 units downward.  The reference function equation would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2Asqrt%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2Asqrt%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You will find that instead of this vertex at origin, your given equation has vertex moved to (-9,-4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question was, or assigned task was to graph USING THE INTERCEPTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let each variable be 0, one at a time, and solve for the other variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If y is 0,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Then this is the intercept  (-5,0)</b>.  This is seen on the graph, also can be helpful in making the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x is zero,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>The y intercept,  (0,2)</b>. </SPAN>\n" );
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