Format for the equation of a parabola is : y = a(x - h)²<span> + k where (h, k) is the vertex.
First, we plug in the value of the vertex, (1, -17) into the equation: y = a(x - 1</span>)²<span> - 17
Next, we need to look for the value of a: To find "a", we need to find a point on the graph. In this case, the graph has a y-intercept of (0,-16), we will use this point. -16 = a (0 - 1</span>)²<span> - 17 -16 = a - 17 a = -16 + 17 a = 1
Now, we plug in the value of "a" into the equation and the equation is complete: </span>y = (x - 1)² - 17
To find the x-intercept of the equation, we will plug in 0 for the value of y: 0 = ( x- 1)² - 17 (x - 1)² = 17 x- 1 = ±√17 x = √7 - 1 or -√7 -1 x = 1.65 or -3.65 (nearest hundredth)
Answer: The x-intercept are (1.65, 0) and (-3.65, 0)
It would equal 15. To get 15, you would first do 1*10= which equals 10. After that, you would add 5 to the 10 then there's your answer. I hoped this helped!
