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parabola help
« on: July 12, 2017, 11:19:28 pm »
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I would like some help with this parabola

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Re: parabola help
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2017, 11:48:26 pm »
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So you have 2 points from the graph: (2.5 ,0), (4,0), (5, 2.5)
Just substitute these x and y values into y=ax^2+bx+c, and you'll have 3 equations you can solve. I'd recommend using solving by elimination but you could also use substitution.
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