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Given the following three points, find by hand the quadratic function they represent.

(-1,-8), (0, -1),(1,2)
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O f() = -5x2 + 8x - 1
Of(x) = -222 +50 - 1
O f(x) = -3.x2 + 4.0 – 1
O f() = -3x2 + 10x - 1​

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Answer:

b

Explanation:

User Tallseth
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Answer:

The equation is;

f(x) = -2·x² + 5·x - 1

Explanation:

The general form of a quadratic equation or function f(x) is, f(x) = y = a·x² + b·x + c

Given that the points representing the quadratic function are;

(-1, -8), (0, -1), (1, 2) which are of the form (x, y)

When x = -1, f(x) = y = -8

Plugging in the above values into the general form of a quadratic function, we have;

-8 = a·(-1)² + b·(-1) + c = a - b + c

-8 = a - b + c.........................(1)

When x = 0, y = -1, we have;

-1 = a·(0)² + b·(0) + c = c

c = -1.......................................(2)

When x = 1, y = 2, which gives;

2 = a·(1)² + b·(1) + c = a + b + c

2 = a + b + c........................(3)

Adding equation (1) to equation (3), we have;

-8 + 2 = a - b + c + a + b + c

-8 + 2 = 2·a + 2·c

From equation (2) c = -1, we get;

-8 + 2 = -6 = 2·a + 2·c = 2·a + 2 × (-1)

-6 = 2·a - 2

-4 = 2·a

a = -2

From equation (3), we have

2 = a + b + c

Substituting the values of a, and c gives;

2 = -2 + b - 1

b = 2 + 2 + 1 = 5

b = 5

The equation is therefore;

f(x) = -2·x² + 5·x - 1.

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