document.write( "Question 1044664: Write the following in vertex form x=5-6y-3y^2
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\"x+=+5+-+6y+-+3y%5E2\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+-+3y%5E2+-+6y+%2B+5\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+-+3%28y%5E2+%2B+2y+-+5%2F3%29\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+-+3%28y%5E2+%2B+2y+%2B+1+-+1+-+5%2F3%29\" ------ Taking \"1%2F2\" of b, squaring it, ADDING the result, and then SUBTRACTING the result in order to maintain the integrity of the polynomial
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document.write( "\"x+=+-+3%28y%5E2+%2B+2y+%2B+1%29+-+3%28-+1%29+-+3%28-+5%2F3%29\" ------ Grouping PERFECT-SQUARE TRINOMIAL
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document.write( "\"x+=+-+3%28y+%2B+1%29%5E2+%2B+3+%2B+5\" ------ Converting PERFECT-SQUARE TRINOMIAL 
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document.write( "\"highlight_green%28x+=+-+3%28y+%2B+1%29%5E2+%2B+8%29\" \n" );
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