document.write( "Question 671570: Find an equation in standard form of the parabola (-1,6), (1,4), (2,9) \n" ); document.write( "
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Find a quadratic function in standard form for each set of points.
\n" ); document.write( "(-1,6), (1,4), (2,9)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=a%28-1%29%5E2%2Bb%28-1%29%2Bc\" ........ for (-1,6)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=a-b%2Bc\"..........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=a%2B+b%2Bc\" ..........2............for (1,4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=4a%2B2b%2Bc\" .............3.........for (2,9)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=a-b%2Bc\"..........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=a%2B+b%2Bc\" ............for (1,4)..........2...add both 1 and 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"10=2a%2B2c\"..........2a.........both sides divide by \"2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=a%2Bc\"......solve for \"a\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=5-c\".......substitute in 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=4%285-c%29%2B2b%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=20-4c%2B2b%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=20-3c%2B2b\".....go to 2 and solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-a-c=b\" ..........2.......substitute a=5-c\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-%285-c%29-c=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-5%2Bc-c=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28-1=b%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=20-3c%2B2%28-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=20-3c-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9=18-3c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3c=18-9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3c=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=5-c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=5-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a=2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your equation is: \"y=2x%5E2-x%2B3\"\r
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