Inactive Tutor answered 09/11/19
f(0) = a(0) + b(0) + c
5 = a(0) + b(0) + c
c = 5
6 = a + b + 5
1 = a + b
f(x) also passes through (-1, 6) by symmetry
6 = a - b + 5 add this to 1 = a + b
7 = 2a + 5
2 = 2a
1 = a
0 = b
Mary A.
asked 09/11/19The graph of the function
f(x)=ax^2+bx+c
has its vertex at (0, 5)
and passes through the point (1, 6).
Find a, b, and c.
Inactive Tutor answered 09/11/19
f(0) = a(0) + b(0) + c
5 = a(0) + b(0) + c
c = 5
6 = a + b + 5
1 = a + b
f(x) also passes through (-1, 6) by symmetry
6 = a - b + 5 add this to 1 = a + b
7 = 2a + 5
2 = 2a
1 = a
0 = b
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