document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176697>Question 1176697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a quadratic function of the form y=ax^2 that passes through the point ​(​3,-27). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = a*x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27 = a*3^2 .... plug in (x,y) = (3,-27)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27 = a*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27 = 9a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = -27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a/9 = -27/9 ..... divide both sides by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: y = -3x^2<BR>\n" );
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