y = ax² + bx + c The fact that it has x-intercepts of 0 and 1 tells us that the parabola goes through the points (0,0) and (1,0) So we substitute (0,0) 0 = a(0)^2 + b(0) + c 0 = 0 + 0 + c 0 = c So we replace c by 0 y = ax² + bx + c y = ax² + bx + 0 y = ax² + bx And we substitute (1,0) y = ax² + bx 0 = a(1)² + b(1) 0 = a(1) + b 0 = a + b a + b = 0 b = -a So we substitute -a for b y = ax↨ _ bx y = ax² - ax And we substitute (2,-2) y = ax² - ax -2 = a(2)² - a(2) -2 = a(4) - 2a -2 = 4a - 2a -2 = 2a -1 = a Substitute -1 for a y = (-1)x²-(-1)x y = -1x²+1x y = -x²+x Here's the graph. Notice that it passes through (0,0), (1,0), and (2,-2)Edwin