where (h,k) is the coordinates of the vertex a is the length of the focus from the vertes +4a if the parabola opens upwards or to the right -4a if the parabola opens downwards or to the left
The vertex (2,13) is situated in the 1st quadrant of the Cartesian plane. It only has y-intercept. This means that it only passes the y-axis once. Therefore, the parabola must open downwards and it passes the x-axis twice. The intersections at the x-axis are the x-intercepts. If the parabola has 2 x-intercepts, then the equation would be (x-h)^2 = -4a(y-k).
Let's use the y-intercept (0,5) to determine 4a:
(0-2)^2=-4a(5-13) 4a = 0.5
Therefore, the equation of the parabola is (x-2)^2 = -1/2(y-13). To find the x-intercepts, let y=0.
(x-2)^2 = -1/2(0-13) = 6.5 x-2 = +/- √6.5 = +/- 2.55 x = 4.55 and and -0.55
