Finite Math Examples

Find the Equation of the Parabola (-17,15) , (0,22) , (17,15)
, ,
Step 1
Use the standard form of a quadratic equation as the starting point for finding the equation through the three points.
Step 2
Create a system of equations by substituting the and values of each point into the standard formula of a quadratic equation to create the three equation system.
Step 3
Solve the system of equations to find the values of , , and .
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Step 3.1
Solve for in .
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Step 3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.1.2
Simplify .
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Step 3.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 3.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.2.1.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.2.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.2.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.2.2.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.2.2.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.4
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.4.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.4.1.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.2.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.4.2.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Solve for in .
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Step 3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.3.3.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.3.3.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 3.4.2.1.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.5
Solve for in .
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Step 3.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.5.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.5.3.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.6
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 3.6.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.6.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.6.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.6.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.6.2.1.1.1
Divide by .
Step 3.6.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.7
List all of the solutions.
Step 4
Substitute the actual values of ,, and into the formula for a quadratic equation to find the resulting equation.
Step 5