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Opens down with compression coefficient of 0.2. Shifted right 1 unit and down 6 unitshow do I right this as a parabola equation?

User Vkelman
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In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

opens down

compression coefficient = 0.2

translated:

right 1

down 6

parabola equation = ?

Step 02:

opens down

(x - h)² = -4p (y - k)

compression coefficient = 0.2

0.2 (x - h)² = -4p (y - k)

translated:

right 1

down 6

0.2 (x - 1)² = -4p (y + 6)

The answer is:

0.2 (x - 1)² = -4p (y + 6)

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