SOLUTION: Find an equation of the parabola whose axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis and a. whose vertex is (1, -3) and whose y-intercept is 6. Show your method. b. whose x-interc

Question 1001249: Find an equation of the parabola whose axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis and
a. whose vertex is (1, -3) and whose y-intercept is 6. Show your method.
b. whose x-intercepts are 2 and 8, which also contains the point (3,4). Show your method.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A parabola whose axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis has an equation of the type
where (h,k) is the vertex.
So, --->--->
Making , we find the y-intercept: .
--->---> .
So, the equation is
or .
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