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Completing the squares for quadratic equations:

Step 1: Rewrite equation in general from.

Step 2: Use formulae.

Observations:

Where is the maximum or the minimum point of the function.



(h,k)
x = h
(h,k)
x = h
2

Here is how the graph looks like:

The minimum point is: 5.
The axis of symmetry is: x=3.




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Completing the squares when a not equal to 1.
Step 1: Rewrite the equation in general form.

Step 2: Factorize 2 from the equation.

Step 3: Use the completing the square formulae.

4

Here is how the graph looks like:

The minimum point is: -5.
The axis of symmetry is: x = -3.


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Axis of symmetry:
A quadratic curve is symmetrical. Information about the axis of symmetry if
we know the intersection points of the on horizontal lines.
For curve:

To find the x-intercept: Replace f(x) = 0
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Axis of symmetry is the equation of midpoint of x-intercepts.