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This video demonstrates how to graph parabolas and find their vertexes in College Algebra.

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  • I need help understanding

    y(x)=x^2+4x-3

    What do I do with the 4x?

  • Well, I'm not sure what your question refers to, but most of us would say something like "complete the square"? If so, divide the middle coefficient by 2 and square the result, the BOTH add and subtract the result.

    So, y(x)=x^2+4x-3

    y(x)=x^2+4x+(4/2)^2 - (4/2)^2 -3

    y(x)=x^2+4x+2^2 - 2^2 - 3

    y(x)=x^2 + 4x + 4 - 4 - 3

    (factor the first 3 terms as a perfect square trinomial)

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

    So, if you were looking for the vertex it's (-2,-7) and goes up. Check out more at my website

  • Thanks much! My only hope is to help everyone understand mathematics better.

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  • Finally, i wish you were my teacher hhahahaha. teachers at school are so confusing!

  • nice handwriting! ^^ awesome vid!! thx!

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  • HAHAHA, im getting this in 9th grade.

  • this can't be college algebra o_o i'm getting this in precalculus in 12th grade

  • @InuMS this makes you cool right?

  • Forget this retarded textbook videos over youtube are where its at!!!! Thanks for the vid this helped me pass my exam!

  • College , I'm studying this in 9th grade .

  • if the equation is a^2 - 25 = 0, the B would be 0 right? since there is no B? and x will become 0 as well?

  • i need big help on y= -3x^2-9x+30..... how can i solve this?

  • I'm learning this is 10th grade algebra I -_-

  • are you serious????? I am learning this in 7th grade but then again, I go to a private school

  • @ThrustRC Sadly, it is. They teach you this in a more confusing way so you THINK it's a super difficult class until you youtube it and remember learning it in 8th grade.

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