document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638645>Question 638645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation for the parabola that goes through the point (9,3) and has a vertex of (6,-5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using given point and coordinates of vertex:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation:  3=A(9-6)^2-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=9A-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9A=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=8/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(8/9)(x-6)^2-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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