document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203115>Question 1203115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the relation for a parabola, in vertex form, that satisfies each condition. State your reasoning!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertex at (-3, 2), reflected about x-axis and has the step pattern: -3, -9, -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph opens upwards, is wider than y = x² and has no zeros. There is more than 1 right answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Regarding your first example, which was not addressed in either response you have received so far....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) \"reflected about x-axis...\" ?? Non-standard language -- does that mean the parabola opens downward?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) -3, -9, -15 is a linear step pattern -- not a quadratic one<br><BR>\n" );
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