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x | y |
-5 | 5 |
-4 | 3 |
-1 | 0 |
2 | 2 |
4 | 5 |
I think there is a problems with this question.
3 points is enough to define a parabola
I am assuming this is supposed to be a standard concave up parabola.
Now (-5,5) and (4,5) both have the same y value so the x half way between them should be the axis of symmetry.
\(x=\frac{-5+4}{2}=\frac{-1}{2}=-0.5\)
The axis of symmetry is x= -0.5
Since one root is at x=-1, the other root should be at x= 0
So the parabola is
\(y=a(x-0)(x--1)\\ y=a(x)(x+1)\\ \text{Another point is (4,5) so sub that in to find }a\\ 5=a(4)(4+1)\\ 5=a(4)(5)\\ 5=20a\\ a=0.25 so\\ y=0.25(x^2+x)\\ \)
Here is the graph - you can see that this parabola cannot include the point (2,2)
Vertex.
\(x=-0.5\\ y=0.25*(0.25-0.5)\\ y=0.25*-0.25\\ y=\frac{-1}{16}\\ \text{Vertex is } (\frac{-1}{2},\frac{-1}{16})\)
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