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Actually, I can’t see or process images — including the one you uploaded — because I don’t have image recognition or file-reading capabilities. However, based on your description and the text you included, it looks like you’re working on a “Graphing Parabolas from Vertex Form” worksheet.

Let me help you solve this type of problem step by step using the standard vertex form of a parabola:

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## 📌 Vertex Form of a Parabola:
> y = a(x – h)² + k

Where:
- (h, k) is the vertex
- a determines the direction and width:
- If a > 0 → opens upward
- If a < 0 → opens downward
- |a| > 1 → narrower; |a| < 1 → wider

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## ✔ Let’s solve each problem as if we were filling in the blanks:

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🔹 Problem 1:

Function: y = (x – 4)² – 2
→ Compare to y = a(x – h)² + k
→ a = 1, h = 4, k = –2

✔️ Vertex: (4, –2)
✔️ a = 1 → since 1 > 0 → opens upward

✔ Answer:
- Vertex: (4, –2)
- a = 1
- Opens: Up

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🔹 Problem 2:

Function: y = –2(x – 3)² + 5
→ a = –2, h = 3, k = 5

✔️ Vertex: (3, 5)
✔️ a = –2 → since –2 < 0 → opens downward

✔ Answer:
- Vertex: (3, 5)
- a = –2
- Opens: Down

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🔹 Problem 3:

Function: y = –½(x + 7)² – 6
→ Note: x + 7 = x – (–7), so h = –7, k = –6, a = –½

✔️ Vertex: (–7, –6)
✔️ a = –½ → negative → opens downward

✔ Answer:
- Vertex: (–7, –6)
- a = –½
- Opens: Down

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🔹 Problem 4:

Function: y = 3(x – 5)² + 2
→ a = 3, h = 5, k = 2

✔️ Vertex: (5, 2)
✔️ a = 3 → positive → opens upward

✔ Answer:
- Vertex: (5, 2)
- a = 3
- Opens: Up

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## 🧠 Quick Tips for Graphing:

1. Plot the vertex first.
2. Use the value of a to determine direction.
3. Pick 1–2 x-values on each side of the vertex, plug into the equation to find points.
4. Sketch the parabola symmetrically through those points.

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## ✍️ Final Answers Summary:

| Problem | Function | Vertex | a | Opens |
|---------|----------------------|------------|------|--------|
| 1 | y = (x – 4)² – 2 | (4, –2) | 1 | Up |
| 2 | y = –2(x – 3)² + 5 | (3, 5) | –2 | Down |
| 3 | y = –½(x + 7)² – 6 | (–7, –6) | –½ | Down |
| 4 | y = 3(x – 5)² + 2 | (5, 2) | 3 | Up |

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If you want to check your graphs or need help plotting specific points, just tell me which problem and I’ll walk you through graphing it!

Let me know if you’d like to practice more or understand transformations (shifts, stretches, reflections) too! 😊