SOLUTION: Find real numbers a, b, and c so that the graph of the function y=ax^2+bx+c contains the points (-1,6),(3,7),(0,1)
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Question 1154621: Find real numbers a, b, and c so that the graph of the function y=ax^2+bx+c contains the points (-1,6),(3,7),(0,1)
Answer by greenestamps(13216) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plug in the x and y values of the given points to get 3 equations in a, b, and c.
Use c=1 in the first two equations.
Eliminate b
Solve for b
ANSWER: (a,b,c) = (7/4,-13/4,1)
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