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Algebra.Com's Answer #782345 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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Quadratic: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%5E2-6x%2B8\"......factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%5E2-2x-4x%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x%5E2-2x%29-%284x-8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%28x-2%29-4%28x-2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x-4%29%28x-2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1). what are the x-intercepts?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "set \"y=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x-4%29%28x-2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x-4%29=0\"->\"x=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x-2%29=0\"->\"x=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the x-intercepts are: \"x=2\" and \"x=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2). what is the domain?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"R\" (all real numbers) (it's parabola)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3). what is the range?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since it's parabola that opens up, it's vertex is a minimum and range is all real numbers above y-coordinate of the vertex\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%5E2-6x%2B8\".......complete square\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x%5E2-6x%29%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x%5E2-6x%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2%2B8\"......\"b=6%2F2=3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x%5E2-6x%2B3%5E2%29-3%5E2%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x-3%29%5E2-9%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28x-3%29%5E2-1\"-> \"h=3\" and \"k=-1\"-> vertex is at (\"3\",\"-1\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "{ \"y\" element \"R\" : \"y%3E=-1\" }\r
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