document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131361>Question 1131361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the method of completing the square to find the standard form of the quadratic function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = x^2 &#8722; 8x + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "State the vertex and axis of symmetry of the graph of the function. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry    	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "axis of symmetry    	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertex (x, y) =<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B8x%2B16%29-2%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B8x%2B16%29-2%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----completing the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Symmetry Axis, x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex, (-4, 14) </SPAN>\n" );
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