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Which equation matches the graph shown?

Which equation matches the graph shown?-example-1

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Answer:

Vertex form: y = -2(x - 1)²

Standard form: y = -2x² + 4x - 2

Explanation:

Given the x-intercept as the vertex, (1, 0), and the y-intercept, (0, -2) as the two points on the graph of a parabola:

We can determine the equation by substituting these given values into the vertex form of the quadratic equation:

y = a(x - h)² + k

where:

a = determines the direction of where the graph opens, and the wideness or narrowness of the parabola.

(h, k) = vertex

Solve for the value of a:

Use vertex: (1, 0) and y-intercept, (0, -2):

y = a(x - h)² + k

-2 = a(0 - 1)² + 0

-2 = a(-1)²

-2 = a(1)

-2 = a

Quadratic Equation:

Vertex form:

The quadratic equation in vertex form that matches the graph is:

y = -2(x - 1)² + 0 or y = -2(x - 1)² This is the quadratic equation in vertex form.

Standard form:

To transform the vertex form into the standard form, y = ax² + bx + c:

Simply expand the perfect square, (x - 1)², through FOIL method before distributing -2:

y = -2(x - 1)²

y = -2(x - 1)(x - 1)

y = -2(x² -2x + 1)

y = -2x² + 4x - 2 ⇒ This is the quadratic equation in standard form.

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