What is the equation of the parabola that has a vertex at # (-4, 4) # and passes through point # (6,104) #?
1 Answer
Mar 4, 2016
Explanation:
Start with the vertex form of the quadratic equation.
We have
Now we just need to find "
To do this we sub in the values for the second point
Subbing in we find
or
Squaring
Thus the formula is
If we want this in standard form (