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document.write( "parabola passes through(2,0), (3,0) and (0,3). \r
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document.write( "PT(2,0)and PT(3,0) tells us the axis of symmetry is x = 2.5 and 2.5 is the x value of the vertex\r
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document.write( "y = a(x-2)(x-3)
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document.write( "3 = a*6
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document.write( "1/2 = a
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document.write( "   (h,k) is the vertex
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document.write( "(3,0)
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document.write( "0 = 1/2 * 1/4 + b
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document.write( "b = -1/8
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document.write( "y = .5(x-2.5) -1/8\r
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