document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027806>Question 1027806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me and show all steps and work. I am really lost and my professor really is no help. I have been trying to figure this out for days now. I never had any of these types of problems in highschool. Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find the equation of the parabola that contains the points (-1,10),(2,-5)and(3,-18). Once you found the equation, answer the following questions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a. Where is the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( " b. Is the vertex a maximum or minimum<BR>\n" );
document.write( " c. Where is the focus<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d. Where are the x-intercepts? <BR>\n" );
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