document.write( "Question 114970: find y intercept and vertex: y = x^2 - 4x + 5 \n" ); document.write( "
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To find the y-intercept. Equate x=0.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equating,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=0%5E2-4%2A0%2B5=0%2B0%2B5=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The y-intercept is at (0,5)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the vertex, read my lesson---Shortcut in finding the vertex of any parabola\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IF \"y=x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+5\", THEN \"dy%2F%28dx%29=2x-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equating this to ZERO,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-4=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for y,
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+5=2%5E2-4%2A2%2B5=4-8%2B5=-4%2B5=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus, the vertex is at (2,1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "GRAPH:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"graph%281000%2C1000%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2Cx%5E2+-+4x+%2B+5%29\"\r
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