document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833844>Question 833844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The general form for the equation of a parabola is y= ax^2 + bx + c, while the general equation for a (null factor law) quadratic is 0= ax^2 + bx + c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is there a connection between the form of the two equations? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=502736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, which should be very obvious.  In the general equation for the 2-D parabola, the equation represents the whole parabola.  In the expression=0 equation, this represents the possible one or two points for which the parabola intersects the x-axis ( where \"obviously\", y=0 ). </SPAN>\n" );
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