document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=109999>Question 109999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok. so this one is a graph of a positive, even parabola which means it opens up. the vertex is (-1,-2) and one of the points on the parabola is (0,-1). It's telling me to write a quadratic function in vertex form for the parabola. what is vertex form and how do i plug in the coordinates to find it? HELP PLEASE! :] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80134 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=80134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for a parabola with the vertex at (h,k), y=a(x-h)^2+k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the technique is to plug in h and k; and then use a point on the parabola to find a </SPAN>\n" );
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