SOLUTION: The general form for the equation of a parabola is y= ax^2 + bx + c, while the general equation for a (null factor law) quadratic is 0= ax^2 + bx + c Is there a connection betwe

Question 833844: The general form for the equation of a parabola is y= ax^2 + bx + c, while the general equation for a (null factor law) quadratic is 0= ax^2 + bx + c
Is there a connection between the form of the two equations?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes, which should be very obvious. In the general equation for the 2-D parabola, the equation represents the whole parabola. In the expression=0 equation, this represents the possible one or two points for which the parabola intersects the x-axis ( where "obviously", y=0 ).
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