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| Question 21540:  I could use help on learning whare to place ordered pairs in quadratic equations. I have been ought for a long time because of a illness, so any help is greatly appreciated. my teacher asks : Given the points on the graoh, find the particular equation of the quadratic function containing the given ordered pairs, write the equation in standard form y=ax^2 + bx + c.............
 One set of ordered pairs I am given is : (1,6),(3,26),(-2,21).......Thanks for the help, peter
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 	GIVEN ORDERED PAIRS (x,y) x	y
 1	6
 3	26
 -2	21
 y=ax^2+bx+c		substituting the 3 ordered pairs value for x and y in this eqn.we get
 a+b+c=6		I
 9a+3b+c=26		II
 4a-2b+c=21		III
 II-I	8a+2b=20	or	4a+b=10	IV
 II-III	5a+5b=5	or	a+b=1	V
 IV-V	3a=9	or	a=3
 V	3+b=1	or	b=-2
 I	3-2+c=6	or	c=5
 hence y = 3x^2-2x+5
 
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