SOLUTION: Find the quadratic function that includes each set of values. (1, 0), (2, 5), (4, 21)

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Question 953081: Find the quadratic function that includes each set of values.
(1, 0), (2, 5), (4, 21)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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the general form is:
+y+=+a%2Ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+
( 1,0 )
+0+=+a%2A1%5E2+%2B+b%2A1+%2B+c+
(1) +a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+0+
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( 2,5 )
+5+=+a%2A2%5E2+%2B+b%2A2+%2B+c+
(2) +4a+%2B+2b+%2B+c+=+5+
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( 4,21 )
+21+=+a%2A4%5E2+%2B+b%2A4+%2B+c+
(3) +16a+%2B+4b+%2B+c+=+21+
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2) +4a+%2B+2b+%2B+c+=+5+
(1) +-a+-+b+-+c+=+0+
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+3a+%2B+b+=+5+
Multiply both sides by +4+
and subtract this result from (3)
+16a+%2B+4b+%2B+c+=+21+
+-12a+-+4b+=+-20+
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+4a+%2B+c+=+1+
+c+=+-4a+%2B+1+
Plug this into (1)
(1) +a+%2B+b+%2B+-4a+%2B+1+=+0+
also, from above:
+3a+%2B+b+=+5+
+b+=+-3a+%2B+5+
Plug this into (1)
(1) +a+%2B+-3a+%2B+5+%2B+-4a+%2B+1+=+0+
(1) +-6a++=+-6+
(1) +a+=+1+
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+c+=+-4a+%2B+1+
+c+=+-4%2A1+%2B+1+
+c+=+-3+
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+b+=+-3a+%2B+5+
+b+=+-3%2A1+%2B+5+
+b+=+2+
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Plug these results into:
+y+=+a%2Ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+
+y+=+x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+3+
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check:
( 4,21 )
+21+=+4%5E2+%2B+2%2A4+-+3+
+21+=+16+%2B+8+-+3+
+21+=+21+
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