document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040100>Question 1040100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -x*2/8 + 11x/8 + 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of the axis of symmetry, explaining your method. Use this information to find the coordinates of the vertex, giving your answers to one decimal place. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of the axis of symmetry, explaining your method. Use this information to find the coordinates of the vertex, giving your answers to one decimal place.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -x^2/8 + 11x/8 + 3/2 ---- Use ^ (Shift 6) for exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* --> multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -x^2/8 + 11x/8 + 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AOS is x = -b/2a = (-11/8)/(-1/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex is (11/2,f(11/2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(11/2) = -121/32 + 121/16 + 3/2 = 169/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex (11/2,169/32)<BR>\n" );
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