This document provides instructions for graphing an equation in vertex form in 4 steps: 1) Find the y-intercept by looking at the constant term. 2) Find the vertex by completing the square and setting the expression inside the parentheses equal to zero. 3) Plug the values found in step 2 back into the original equation to solve for the y-value of the vertex. 4) Use the quadratic formula to find the two x-intercepts and complete the graph.