Finding the function with two coordiantes and one f'(x) cord.

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Homework Statement



I'm having troubles calculating a function, because one of the given data is: f'(2)=1

The other two are f(0)=3.5 and f(5)=6.

If three "normal" coordinates are given, i.e (0 ; 3,5) (5 ; 6) and the last one was (2 ; 1), there would be no problem. But how can I transform the f'(2)=1 to a f(x)=y?

Homework Equations



If there were three normal coordinates, I would use the equation: f(x)=a*x^2+b*x+c

The Attempt at a Solution



Since this is the first time I experience the given data, I have no equations for the problem. But I tried to make a differential equation of the function and setting it to zero, but nothing helped.

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I'm still not familiar with the Latex function, since this is my first (or second) homework post. But I need to learn it. Hope you can understand my problem.
 
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You were right with your assumption that the function should be of the form

f\left(x\right) = ax^2+bx+c.

What is f'\left(x\right) then? Plug your values into f and f' and you'll have three unknowns and three linear equations.
 
Thanks union68, that worked just fine :smile:
 
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