SOLUTION: How do you change the equation into standord form? y=x^2+2x+2

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Question 589068: How do you change the equation into standord form? y=x^2+2x+2
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How do you change the equation into standard form?
y=x^2+2x+2
complete the square
y=(x^2+2x+1)+2-1
y=(x+1)^2+1
This is an equation of a parabola that opens upwards with vertex at (-1,1) of the standard form:
y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex