document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045382>Question 1045382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the parabola determined by the given conditions: axis horizontal, vertex on Y-axis, and passing through (2,4) and (8,-2)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=660802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=a%28y-k%29%5E2%2Bh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=a%28y-k%29%5E2%2Bh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------basic standard form, if symmetry axis is horizontal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28a=2%2F%284-k%29%5E2%2Ca=8%2F%28-2-k%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28a=2%2F%284-k%29%5E2%2Ca=8%2F%28-2-k%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------two given points used to form system; solve for a and k. </SPAN>\n" );
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