SOLUTION: The vertex form of the equation of a parabola is y=(x+7)^2 + 13. What is the standard form of the equation

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Question 648912: The vertex form of the equation of a parabola is y=(x+7)^2 + 13. What is the standard form of the equation
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Hi,

The vertex form of the equation of a parabola is 

y=(x+7)^2 + 13

y = x^2 + 14x + 49 +13

y = x^2 + 14x + 62

Check by completing the square

y = ax^2 + bx + c   ⇒ y = a(x -(-b/2a)^2) - a(-b/2a)^2 + c

y = (x+7)^2 -49 + 62

y = (x+7)^2 +13