document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866918>Question 866918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are given the vertex of a parabola and a point along the parabola. Do you have enough information to determine the equation of the parabola? If so, how do you? If not, what more do you need?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm pretty sure that you can solve this problem by inserting a number into the equaion of the parabola, either the vertex form: y= a(x-h)^2+k <BR>\n" );
document.write( " or standard form:y=ax^2 + bx + c but I'm not sure where to go afterwards </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522580 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=522580\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes.  Why?  Knowing a point on the parabola, the symmetry around the axis lets you be certain that the function value is the same |x| units away on the other side of the axis of symmetry.  A y value on a parabola has two values of x which give that y value (for a parabola with a vertical symmetry axis). </SPAN>\n" );
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