a) Find the vertex, standard graphing form, and x-intercepts for 
b) Sketch the graph. Provide the y-intercept.
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| 1) What is the standard graphing form of a parabola?
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| 2) What is the vertex of a parabola?
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3) What is the  -intercept?
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| Answer:
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1) Standard graphing form is  .
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| 2) Using the standard graphing form, the vertex is Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle (h,k)}
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3) The -intercept is the point  where Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle f(0)=y}
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Solution:
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| First, we put the equation into standard graphing form. Multiplying the equation Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y={\frac {1}{3}}x^{2}+2x-3}
by 3, we get
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| Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle 3y=x^{2}+6x-9}
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| Step 2:
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| Completing the square, we get Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle 3y=(x+3)^{2}-18}
. Dividing by 3 and subtracting 6 on both sides, we have
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| Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y+6={\frac {1}{3}}(x+3)^{2}}
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| Step 3:
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From standard graphing form, we see that the vertex is (-3,-6). Also, to find the  intercept, we let  . So,
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 . Solving, we get Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle x=-3\pm 3{\sqrt {2}}}
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| Thus, the two intercepts occur at Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle (-3+3{\sqrt {2}},0)}
and Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle (-3-3{\sqrt {2}},0)}
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| Step 4:
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To find the intercept, we let  . So, we get Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y=-3}
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| Thus, the intercept is (0,-3).
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| Final Answer:
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| The vertex is (-3,-6). The equation in standard graphing form is Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y+6={\frac {1}{3}}(x+3)^{2}}
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| The two intercepts are Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle (-3+3{\sqrt {2}},0)}
and Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle (-3-3{\sqrt {2}},0)}
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| The intercept is (0,-3)
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