#"the equation of a parabola in "color(blue)"vertex form"# is.
#color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(y=a(x-h)^2+k)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
#"where "(h,k)" are the coordinates of the vertex and a"#
#"is a multiplier"#
#"to obtain this form use "color(blue)"completing the square"#
#• " ensure the coefficient of "x^2" term is 1"#
#• " add/subtract "(1/2"coefficient of x-term")^2" to "x^2+4x#
#y=x^2+4x+4larr" coefficient of "x^2" term is 1"#
#y=x^2+2(2)xcolor(red)(+4)color(red)(-4)+1#
#color(white)(y)=(x+2)^2-3#
#rArr"vertex "=(-2,-3)#
#color(blue)"Intercepts"#
#• " let x = 0, in the equation for y-intercept"#
#• " let y = 0, in equation for x-intercepts"#
#x=0toy=4-3=1larrcolor(red)" y-intercept"#
#y=0to(x+2)^2-3=0#
#rArr(x+2)^2=3#
#rArrx+2=+-sqrt3larr" note plus or minus"#
#rArrx=-2+-sqrt3larrcolor(blue)"exact values"#
#x~~ -3.73,x~~ -0.27larrcolor(red)" x-intercepts"#
