Solving Vertex Form Equations

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What is the vertex form of a quadratic equation?

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How do you find the vertex of a parabola in vertex form?

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What does the 'a' value in the vertex form indicate?

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The 'a' value in the vertex form indicates the direction of the parabola (upward if a > 0, downward if a < 0) and the width of the parabola.

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What is the process to solve a quadratic equation in vertex form?

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To solve a quadratic equation in vertex form, isolate the squared term, take the square root of both sides, and solve for x.

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What does it mean if a quadratic equation has no solution?

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A quadratic equation has no solution if the expression under the square root (discriminant) is negative, indicating that the parabola does not intersect the x-axis.

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x = 0.

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x = 7 and x = -3.

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No Solution.

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x = 0.

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x = -3.