document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502204>Question 502204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the standard form of the equation of the parabola that has a vertex at (9,7) and passes through the point (3,8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=A(x-9)^2+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for A using coordinates of given point (3, 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=A(3-9)^2+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=A(-6)^2+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=36A+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36A=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/36)(x-9)^2+7 </SPAN>\n" );
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