document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86475>Question 86475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I need to know how to complete:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the equation y=x(squared) + 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given equation is  y = x(squared) + 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given equation is a quadratic in \"x\".  The graph of any quadratic equation will always be a parabola. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the graph look like this: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-15%2C+15%2C+-15%2C+15%2C+x%5E2+%2B+2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-15%2C+15%2C+-15%2C+15%2C+x%5E2+%2B+2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can also be worked in another way... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let f(x) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the equation just plug in the values for x and then make the table for x and f(x). Then plot all these points on the number line along the co-ordinate axes... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example when x = 0,  f(x) = 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1 , f(x) = 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 . f(x) = 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3 , f(x) = 10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And similarly for the negative values.. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1 , f(x) = 3  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2 , f(x) = 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -3 , f(x) = 10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) will have the same values, since the given function is an even function..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, the solution...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards\r<BR>\n" );
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