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  1. Apr 28th 2009, 08:16 PM #1
    Siesta
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    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Siesta View Post
    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
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