document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184512>Question 1184512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sketch the graph of y = | x^2 - 5x + 4 | </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #815128 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=815128\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, you sketch the normal/usual parabola  x^2 - 5x + 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you find the part of this parabola, which is located in the lower half of the coordinate plane below x-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This part is between the roots of the given quadratic function, whose roots are 4 and 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, you reflect this part of the parabola about x-axis, considering x-axis as a mirror.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way is to use automatic/electronic plotting tool/tools from the Internet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, from this link\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "www.desmos.com\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or from other similar sites.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the only need is to write the formula of the function in the assigned window, and the tool will make all the rest work for you,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plotting a graph is seconds.  A benefit is that you do not need to think.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third way is to use your graphing calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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