Find the equation f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k for a parabola containing point (3, 6) and having (1, -2) as a vertex. What is the standa
1 answer:
f(x) = 2 -4x
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1 :
Given, f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k
Point on the parabola is (3, 6)
Vertex (h,k) = (1,-2)
Step 2:
Substituting the vertex in the equation we have,
f(x) = a(x-1)2 -2
Substituting the point (3,6) in this we have,
6 = a(3-1)2 - 2 => 6 = 4a -2
=> 4a = 8 => a = 2
Step 3 :
Substituting the value for a and the vertex in the given equation we have
f(x) = 2(x-1)2 -2 = 2(x2 - 2x + 1) -2 = 2x2 - 4x
=> f(x) = 2 -4x which is the standard form
You might be interested in
Answer:
x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
This is special right triangles
For the triangle on the bottom, the shorter leg is x, the longer leg is x * √3, and the hypotenuse is x *2. This means that the shorter leg is 2 since you the longer leg is that side multiplied by √3. The hypotenuse is x *2, which is 2 * 2 which equals 4.
Now we have one side of the bigger triangle. This triangle is a 45-45-90 triangle, and the rule is that the two legs are x, and the hypotenuse is x *2. Since we found a leg and not the hypotenuse of the bigger triangle, and the two legs are congruent, that means x is 4.
