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kevinshen18
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The general equation of a parabola is:
(y - y1) = A(x - x1)^2
A is the scaling factor
y1 is the y coordinate of a vertex/point on the parabola
x1 is the x coordinate of a vertex/point on the parabola
My two questions are:
1. Can (x,y) be any point on the graph ?
2. If so, then if x - x1 = 0 and y- y1 = 0 (if the difference between the points are 0) then does that mean the point (x,y) is on the parabola?
(y - y1) = A(x - x1)^2
A is the scaling factor
y1 is the y coordinate of a vertex/point on the parabola
x1 is the x coordinate of a vertex/point on the parabola
My two questions are:
1. Can (x,y) be any point on the graph ?
2. If so, then if x - x1 = 0 and y- y1 = 0 (if the difference between the points are 0) then does that mean the point (x,y) is on the parabola?