document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=811585>Question 811585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the parabola in vertex form that has a vertex of (-2,6) and passes through the point (0,12)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given coordinates show that parabola opens upwards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its vertex form of equation: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=A(0-(-2))^2+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=4A+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=6/4=3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(3/2)(x+2)^2+6 </SPAN>\n" );
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