document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042939>Question 1042939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the graph of the function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -3x^2 - 6x - 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -3x^2 - 6x - 2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex occurs where x = -b/(2a) = 6/(2*-3) = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(1) = -3-6-2 = -11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex:: (1,-11)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Axis of symmetry:: x = 1<BR>\n" );
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