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document.write( "I have been working on this math problem and I can't seem to figure it out. I was wondering if someone could help me? \r\n" );
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document.write( "Find all intercepts of the parabola y-2=-1/2(x-4)^2\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTALLY, TOTALLY UNNECESSARY steps by the person who responded.\r\n" );
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----- Adding 2 to both sides\r\n" );
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----- Vertex form of a parabola, where the VERTEX, (h, k) = (4, 2)\r\n" );
document.write( "\"h\" is the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola, is also the paeabola's Axis of Symmetry, as well as the MIDWAY point\r\n" );
document.write( "between the x-intercepts.\r\n" );
document.write( "If MiDWAY between 2 points of a HORIZONTAL line is 4, then LEFT and RIGHT endpoints are: 
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document.write( "Therefore, x-intercepts are 2 and 6, or at the coordinate points: (2, 0) and (6, 0).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Although more time-consuming, we can also do the following:\r\n" );
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---- Adding 2 to both sides\r\n" );
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---- Substituting 0 for y, since y-values on x-axis are 0\r\n" );
document.write( "- 2(0) = 
---- Multiplying each side by - 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 2)(x - 6) = 0 ---- Factorizing the trinomial\r\n" );
document.write( "x - 2 = 0 OR x - 6 = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 OR x = 6\r\n" );
document.write( "x-INTERCEPTS: (2, 0) (6, 0)
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