SOLUTION: How to find the equation of a parabola with vertex at (0,0)if its axis of symmetry is the x-axis and its graph contains the point (-1/2,2)?

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Question 793282: How to find the equation of a parabola with vertex at (0,0)if its axis of symmetry
is the x-axis and its graph contains the point (-1/2,2)?
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How to find the equation of a parabola with vertex at (0,0)if its axis of symmetry is the x-axis and its graph contains the point (-1/2,2)?
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given point and other data show parabola opens upward.
Its vertex form of equation: y=A(x^2)
plug in coordinates of given point to find A
2=A(-1/2)^2
2=A(1/4)
A=8
equation: y=8x^2