SOLUTION: PLease help! Complete the square as an aid in graphing : y = -x^2 + 8x - 12

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Question 68265This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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Complete the square as an aid in graphing :
y = -x^2 + 8x - 12 This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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y = -x^2 + 8x - 12
-y = x^2 - 8x + 12
-y - 12 = x^2 - 8x
-y - 12 + 16 = (x - 4)^2
-y + 4 = (x - 4)^2
-y = (x - 4)^2 - 4
y = -(x - 4)^2 + 4
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