SOLUTION: Hey sir, can you please help me, how to find the equation of the parabola

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Question 630483: Hey sir, can you please help me, how to find the equation of the parabola
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a, b, and c are just ordinary numbers,
and +x+ and +y+ are unknowns,
+y+=+a%2Ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+ is the general equation
for the parabola.
Suppose that
+a+=+2+
+b+=+3+
+c+=+4+, then you have
+y+=+2x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+4+
Here is the plot of this parabola:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-3%2C+16%2C+2x%5E2+%2B+3x+%2B+4+%29+