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Sonbull [250]
3 years ago
15

A quadratic function has an axis of symmetry at x=4 and contains the points (2, -6) and (7, -11). Find the equation in standard

form (y=ax2+bx+c). Then state the "a" value in the equation.
Mathematics
1 answer:
olchik [2.2K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The equation in standard form is y = -x^{2}+8\cdot x -18. The "a" value is -1.

Step-by-step explanation:

A quadratic function is the standard form of the parabola. We can take advantage of the symmetry property of the parabola by using the following formula from the Analytical Geometry:

y - k = C\cdot (x-h)^{2} (1)

Where:

C - Parabola constant, dimensionless.

x - Independent variable, dimensionless.

y - Depedent variable, dimensionless.

h, k - Coordinates of the vertex of the parabola, dimensionless.

If we know that (x_{1},y_{1})=(2,-6), (x_{2},y_{2})=(7,-11) and h = 4, then we have the following system of linear equations:

(x_{1},y_{1})=(2,-6)

-6-k = C\cdot (2-4)^{2}

4\cdot C +k = -6 (2)

(x_{2},y_{2})=(7,-11)

-11-k =C\cdot (7-4)^{2}

9\cdot C + k = -11 (3)

By clearing k in (2) and (3) and equalizing each other, we get that:

-6-4\cdot C = -11-9\cdot C

5\cdot C = -5

C = -1

And the remaining variable is calculated by substituting directly on (3):

k = -11-9\cdot C

k = -11-9\cdot (-1)

k = -2

Then, the equation of the parabola is:

y+2 = -(x-4)^{2}

And the standard form of the equation is obtained by algebraic handling:

y+2 = -(x^{2}-8\cdot x + 16)

y + 2 = -x^{2}+8\cdot x -16

y = -x^{2}+8\cdot x -18 (4)

The equation in standard form is y = -x^{2}+8\cdot x -18. The "a" value is -1.

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