The quadratic function represented by the given graph is
![y = -4x^2 + 8x + 32.](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/84zz3buijop94kd00fj3n48rj21gpdjjo8.png)
The quadratic function represented by the given graph can be determined by finding its equation in the form of
, where a, b, and c are constants.
To find the equation, we can use the points (-2, 0), (2, 32), and (4, 0) that are on the graph.
Step 1: Substitute the coordinates of the points into the equation
![y = ax^2 + bx + c.](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/upm4on43b4fi1am8wz1qu86guvw9phfogq.png)
Using the point (-2, 0):
![0 = a(-2)^2 + b(-2) + c](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/kuywl3hd95n11820vtsajdixgapdwr4zv9.png)
Using the point (2, 32):
![32 = a(2)^2 + b(2) + c](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/x0qudmm2fodtgr0rogpybqypsziaagg8do.png)
Using the point (4, 0):
![0 = a(4)^2 + b(4) + c](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/x37b6mwqjhidv9ef8e1hg7j0x1nl6jq9gw.png)
Step 2: Solve the resulting system of equations to find the values of a, b, and c.
From the equation
we get:
4a - 2b + c = 0 ------ (1)
From the equation
, we get:
4a + 2b + c = 32 ------ (2)
From the equation
, we get:
16a + 4b + c = 0 ------ (3)
Step 3: Solve the system of equations (1), (2), and (3).
Subtracting equation (1) from equation (2), we get:
4a + 2b + c - (4a - 2b + c) = 32 - 0
4b = 32
b = 8
Substituting b = 8 into equation (1), we get:
4a - 2(8) + c = 0
4a - 16 + c = 0
4a + c = 16
c = 16 - 4a
Substituting b = 8 and c = 16 - 4a into equation (3), we get:
16a + 4(8) + (16 - 4a) = 0
16a + 32 + 16 - 4a = 0
12a + 48 = 0
12a = -48
a = -4
Step 4: Substitute the values of a, b, and c back into the equation y = ax^2 + bx + c.
Therefore, the quadratic function represented by the graph is:
![y = -4x^2 + 8x + (16 - 4(-4))](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/vas3mw4af7j2qlnn3go85nipvc4drcztj9.png)
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