document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032582>Question 1032582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What happens when you change a, h, and k in the equation y = a(x ­ h)2 + k?\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 #647245 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=647245\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a compresses the graph as it becomes larger. If positive, a makes it U shaped, if negative the opposite.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the vertex is (-h,k)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ones on the right have vertex (3,3), with equation (x-3)^2+3 and -(x-3)^2-3.  The other one has equation (x+2)^2-4, so its vertex is (-2,-4) and is U shaped. </SPAN>\n" );
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