document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944692>Question 944692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the parabola wit vertex at (-5,4),opening to the left and passes through (-7,1). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #576005 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=576005\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Standard Form, assuming vertical symmetry axis, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2%2Bk\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, vertex is (h,k).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From that, solving for a,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug-in the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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