document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079050>Question 1079050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does this equation represent?  How are equations (a) & (b) equivalent? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) y = a(x - h)2 + k, a &#8800; 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) (x - h)2 = 4p(y - k), p &#8800; 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #693407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=693407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vertex form of parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conics form of parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They both have the same vertex, at (h, k)<BR>\n" );
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