Thread: equation of parabola

Hi, I have a parabola y = .25x^2 - 2.25x +3.

How do I put this into the form Ax^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?

Originally Posted by Siesta

Hi, I have a parabola y = .25x^2 - 2.25x +3.

How do I put this into the form Ax^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?

...just subtract y from both sides...

if you want A, D, E and F to be integers, multiply by 4 afterwards