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Please help I'm bad at math i don't understand

Please help I'm bad at math i don't understand-example-1
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Answer:

a) Vertex is at (-3, -1)

b) y-intercept is at (0,8)

c) x intercept is at (-4,0) and (-2,0)

d) x=-3

Explanation:

The vertex of a parabola is the lowest or highest point, implying that all points are reflected across it. It's the only y value that doesn't have a corresponding pair.

For example, -1 and 1, -3 and 3, and so on.

The vertex is at (-3,-1) because it is the sole point without a corresponding y value (-3,-1)

The y-intercept is where the parabola meets the y axis or when the x value equals 0. To determine the y-intercept, simply find when x = 0.

intercept y: (0,8)

The x-intercepts are the same as the y-intercepts; you must determine where the parabola crosses the x-axis or when y = 0.

x intercept 1:(-4,0)

x intercept 2: (-2,0)

The axis of symmetry is also the x coordinate of the vertex which is 3 so

x = 3

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