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Use the values of the vertex and point to write the equation of the graph in standard form

Use the values of the vertex and point to write the equation of the graph in standard-example-1
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The vertex form of a quadratic function is:


\begin{gathered} y=a(x-h)^2+k \\ \text{ Where} \\ (h,k)\text{ is the vertex of the parabola } \end{gathered}

The standard form of a quadratic function is:


y=ax^2+bx+c

We can do the following steps to solve the exercise.

Step 1: We replace the values of h,k, x, and y into the vertex form of a quadratic equation, and we solve for a.


\begin{gathered} h=1 \\ k=-5 \\ x=3 \\ y=-1 \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} y=a(x-h)^(2)+k \\ -1=a(3-1)^2-5 \\ -1=a(2)^2-5 \\ -1=4a-5 \\ \text{ Add 5 from both sides} \\ -1+5=4a-5+5 \\ 4=4a \\ \text{ Divide by 4 from both sides} \\ (4)/(4)=(4a)/(4) \\ 1=a \end{gathered}

Step 2: We replace the values of a,h, and k into the vertex form of a quadratic equation.


\begin{gathered} y=a(x-h)^(2)+k \\ y=1(x-1)^2-5 \end{gathered}

Step 3: We expand the expression inside the parentheses and combine like terms to convert the function into its standard form.


\begin{gathered} y=1(x-1)^(2)-5 \\ y=(x-1)^2-5 \\ y=(x-1)(x-1)-5 \\ \text{ Apply the distributive property} \\ y=x(x-1)-1(x-1)-5 \\ y=x*x-x*1-1*x-1*-1-5 \\ y=x^2-x-x+1-5 \\ y=x^2-2x-4 \end{gathered}Answer

The equation of the graph in standard form is:


y=x^(2)-2x-4

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