Finite Math Examples

Find the Equation of the Parabola (0,3) , (1,4) , (-1,-6)
, ,
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 the left side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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 .
Step 3.2.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.2.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.4.2.1.4
Rewrite as .
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
Add to 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 3.4
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
Add and .
Step 3.4.2.1.2
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
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.2.2
Add and .
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
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