document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023375>Question 1023375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Letf(x)=x2 +8x+23. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) State the range of the function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) On what interval is the function increasing? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can read the vertex directly from the standard form of the function.  The vertex ands sign of the coefficient on the leading term will tell you about the range for the function. </SPAN>\n" );
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