How Do You Write a Quadratic Equation in Vertex Form if You Have the Vertex and Another Point?

How Do You Write a Quadratic Equation in Vertex Form if You Have the Vertex and Another Point?

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You can write the vertex form for a quadratic equation if you have the vertex and one other point! This tutorial shows you how to take that information and write an equation for the quadratic in vertex form.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • vertex form
  • write equation
  • quadratic equation
  • point

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