Question

What's the equation for a parabola?!?

Answer 1

It is going to be a quadratic equation

Answer 2

\(\large y = ax^2 + bx + c\) is the general equation for a vertical parabola.
For horizontal it is: \(\large x = ay^2 + by + c\)

Answer 3

So it will have x^2 as the highest order term. What aum said :3

Answer 4

That'll be the parent function.

Answer 5

Parabolas have usually three main ways to be represented.

As such highlighting the y-intercept, c:
\(y=ax^2+bx+c\)
As such highlighting the vertex (d,c):
\(y=a[k(x-d)]^2+c\)
As such highlighting the x-intercepts r, and s:
\(y=a(x-r)(x-s)\)

Answer 6

the most commonly used formula
ax^2 + by + c = 0 where a is not = 0
a quadratic

Answer 7

thx everyone :)