Equation Parabola x24x+2=2y?

1 Answer
Jun 26, 2018

Given: x24x+2=2y

Divide both sides of the equation by 2:

y=12x22x+1

The above equation is now in the standard form y=ax2+bx+c where a=12, b=2, and c=1; its roots can be found using the quadratic formula:

x=b±b24(a)(c)2a

Substituting the values for, a, b, and c:

x=(2)±(2)24(12)(1)2(12)

x=2±421

x=2±2

x=2+2 and x=22