document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039034>Question 1039034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=x^2+4x-5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the x-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the y intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the vertex \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the axis of symmetry \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MUST SHOW ALL WORK FOR EACH QUESTION AND GRAPH! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=653762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Change the equation from its general form into the equivalent standard form, and you can read the vertex from the equation and identify the symmetry axis.  Simply factoring the general form you have will be enough for the x-intercepts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, the factorization is also enough to put you most of the way to finding the symmetry axis and vertex.  Vertex occurs in the exact middle of the \"zeros\".  Those are -5 and +1; so   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%2B1%29%2F2=-2=x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%2B1%29%2F2=-2=x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the symmetry axis.  What would be y? </SPAN>\n" );
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