document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=523896>Question 523896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me please!  I have to write the equation of the parabola in vertex form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is (0,4) and it passes through point (1,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is (0,4) and it passes through point (1,2) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex, A being a multiplier which affects the steepness or slope of the curve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=A(x-0)^2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=Ax^2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using given point (1,2) to find A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=A(1)^2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x^2+4 </SPAN>\n" );
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