document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005678>Question 1005678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex of f(x)=x^2+5x+4 step by step. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is on the LOS, Line of Symmetry, x = -b/2a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -5/2 is the LOS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(-5/2) = 25/4 - 25/2 + 4 = -9/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> vertex @ (-5/2,-9/4) </SPAN>\n" );
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