document.write( "Question 199486: I didnt get at all much further with this problem; If the parabola y-2=a(x-3)^2 goes through the point (2,0), what is the value of “a”?? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #149943 by rfer(16322)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "y-2=a(x-3)^2
\n" ); document.write( "0-2=a(2-3)^2
\n" ); document.write( "-2=a(-1)^2
\n" ); document.write( "-2=a(1)
\n" ); document.write( "a=-2
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