document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=770438>Question 770438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a quadratic function whose graph has a maximum value at 25 and x-intercepts -3 and 2. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #469520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=469520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vertex is at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-3%2B2%29%2F2=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-3%2B2%29%2F2=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so is the point (-1/2,25).  Feeding this into the standard form parabola equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=a%28x%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=a%28x%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use either or both x-intercept points to find the value for a. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=a%28-3%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=a%28-3%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, what is a?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=a%282%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=a%282%2B1%2F2%29%5E2%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, what is a? </SPAN>\n" );
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