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Anakin knows the y intercept of a parabola is (0, 5). Does he have enough information to write the equation of the parabola?

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Explanation:

No, having only the y intercept gives us the c value in the quadratic equation.

User ChviLadislav
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The answer is :

↬ He doesn't have enough info

Explanation:

To write the equation of a parabola, you need the equation
\bf{y=ax^2+bx+c}. You need to know the values of a, b, and c in order to write the equation. So knowing only the y-intercept (0, 5) will not suffice. He knows where the parabola intersects the y-axis yet he isn't aware of the appearance of the parabola and how to draw it.

Hence, he doesn't have enough info.

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