document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012194>Question 1012194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'm having trouble with the problem h(x) = -16x^2 + 64x + 140 where h(x) equals the height. I'm trying to find the height, but I'm not sure how to. When asked to write the quadratic function in vertex form I came up with f(x) = 16(x+2)^2-56.\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 #628066 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=628066\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%28x%29+=+-16x%5E2+%2B+64x+%2B+140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%28x%29+=+-16x%5E2+%2B+64x+%2B+140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in vertex form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex is at:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=204 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"204\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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