The vertex of a parabola is at (3,5). when the y-value is is 6, the x-value is -1. What is the coefficient of the squared term in the parabolas equation?

Answer 1

The parabolic equation, based on the information you gave is:

y = a(x - 3)² + 5

where a is the coefficient of the x squared term.

Since (-1,6) is one of the points:

6 = a(-1-3)² 5

a = 1/16