Can any help me out with this problem? Write in Standard form the equation of the parabola that contains the points (0,0), (-1,-5) and (2,-2).

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Can any help me out with this problem? Write in Standard form the equation of the parabola that contains the points (0,0), (-1,-5) and  (2,-2).

dumbcow · Answer

$$y = ax^{2}+bx+c$$
plug in the 3 points for (x,y)
this will give 3 equations with 3 variables a,b,c
solve the system
$$c = 0$$
$$a-b+c = -5$$
$$4a +2b +c = -2$$

dumbcow · Answer

@MrWhiteBoy101 , did you get the answer?

anonymous · Answer

No sorry there are 4 answer that i can pick from and your answer was not one of the choses. Sorry

dumbcow · Answer

haha well i didnt give an answer...i showed you how to obtain the answer by solving that system of equations for the unknown coefficients

anonymous · Answer

Ok i get it now thanks

anonymous · Answer

Could you solve the problem to with all the steps so i can see