SOLUTION: can you help me with this problem? A parabola is congruent to y=x^2 and has x-intercepts 1 and 5. determine the coordinates of the vertex

Question 117324: can you help me with this problem? A parabola is congruent to y=x^2 and has x-intercepts 1 and 5. determine the coordinates of the vertex
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A parabola is symmetric about the vertex.
If you take the average of the x intercepts you will find the x coordinate of the parabola.

The general equation, congruent to , is then,

Find by using either point,

The vertex is (3,-4).

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