SOLUTION: Find vertex,axis of symmetry, y-intercept and x-intercepts (-1/2)(y+4)=(x-3)^2

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Question 999299: Find vertex,axis of symmetry, y-intercept and x-intercepts
(-1/2)(y+4)=(x-3)^2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's almost in vertex form.
y%2B4=-2%28x-3%29%5E2
y=-2%28x-3%29%5E2-4
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Vertex : (3,-4)
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Axis of symmetry : x=3
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X-intercept:
0=-2%28x-3%29%5E2-4
-2%28x-3%29%5E2=4
%28x-3%29%5E2=-2
Can't square a real number and get a negative value so there are no real x-intercepts.
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Y-intercept:
y=-2%280-3%29%5E2-4
y=-18-4
y=-22
(0,-22)
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