SOLUTION: Write in vertex form: x^2-1/2x+9/4

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Question 62565: Write in vertex form:
x^2-1/2x+9/4
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 - 1/2x + 9/4 = 0
x^2 - 1/2x = -9/4
(x - 1/4)^2 = -36/16 + 1/16 = -35/16
(x - 1/4)^2 + 35/16
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