document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136457>Question 136457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Once again, I am in need of your help. I am stuck on a quadratic equation that I have to graph... and out of 16 problems on this worksheet, this is the only one I have not been able to solve.  This is not from my book, this is off of a worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= x^2 + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=1	b=0	c=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=1 > 0 parabola opens upwards\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=0^2 + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept is (0,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=0   0=x^2 +2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=   -0±&#8730;(0^2-4(1)(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         2(-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 0±&#8730;(0-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=0 and this is where I am stuck at. I am sorry your page is not allowing me to use the proper quadratic equation form. I did the best that I could.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would you please help me work through this? Thanks!! ~Lynn<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99956 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99956\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your work so far is good!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the x-intercepts are not right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+x%5E2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+x%5E2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Let y = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+=+x%5E2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+=+x%5E2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract 2 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+sqrt%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+sqrt%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-sqrt%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-sqrt%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+sqrt%282%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+sqrt%282%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-sqrt%282%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-sqrt%282%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you can see, the x-intercepts are not real, meaning the parabola does not cross the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the graph of the equation:<BR>\n" );
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